The next generation is here’: Indigenous youth claim their vote

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The next generation is here’: Indigenous youth claim their vote – National Observer

by ahnationtalk on April 28, 202561 Views

April 28th 2025

In 2015, 12-year-old Theland Kicknosway stood at Rideau Hall, drumming and singing as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly elected cabinet took their oath of office. The performance by the Cree and Potawatomi boy was a symbol of a new era in Canadian politics centered on reconciliation.

Now, almost a decade later, Kicknosway, 21, is preparing to cast his vote in a federal election for the first time.

People under 25 represent nearly a quarter of the Indigenous population, and the proportion is growing four times faster than non-Indigenous youth. By 2030, they’ll comprise 45 per cent of Indigenous communities.