Chiefs rallied in Calgary against separatism

By Alexandra Noad, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lethbridge Herald Chiefs from Treaties 6,7 and 8 gathered in Calgary on Sunday to rally against the Alberta separatist movement. The rally was organized by the Blackfoot Confederacy to help build unity between the tribes and allies. The day began with a pipe ceremony, followed by speeches from Chiefs and allies. Troy “Bossman” Knowlton, chief of the Piikani Nation and president of the Blackfoot Confederacy says Premier Danielle Smith has given racists and white supremacists a platform by not talking the separatist movement immediately, b…