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Wab Kinew wants the Indian Act gone: It’s an opportunity to trade old colonial rules for new nation-to-nation relations
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First enacted in 1876, the Indian Act consolidated earlier colonial legislation intended to regulate the lives of First Nations Peoples.
More recently, the proposed Bill C-39, intended to accelerate major project approvals, raises concerns about whether expedited decision-making on development affecting traditional lands and rights sidesteps First Nations consultation.
In 1882, Jewish writer Leo Pinsker argued in his 1882 pamphlet Auto-Emancipation that Jewish emancipation could not depend exclusively upon the goodwill or recognition of other nations.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, particularly Article 33, affirms the right of Indigenous Peoples to determine their own identity, membership and political institutions.
In January 2016, Indigenous protesters created a blockade of a CN railroad track just west of Portage La Prairie, Man.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks with journalists during a First Nations and First Ministers’ meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2026.
Wab Kinew wants the Indian Act gone: It’s an opportunity to trade old colonial rules for new nation‑to‑nation relations
Published: November 2, 2026 11.31am EST
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew recently called for the abolition of the Indian Act during a meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Mark Carney, provincial premiers and First Nations leaders.…
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