First and foremost, the Women's Alliance Party calls on a genuine Statement of National Apology towards the First Nations Peoples. This has to take place immediately after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has completed its work. WAP will see to it that this does not get swept under the carpet. This apology must state in precise words the admission and complicity in the crimes against aboriginal peoples for all the resources which have been taken from them or destroyed, and also an apology for disrespecting and destroying so many families and cultures instead of recognizing their value and their importance. Land rights are a fundamental blockage to
progress. Many First Nations peoples are waiting in a very long line for treaty
negotiations and/or complete renegotiation of their relationships with Canada.
Questions relating to the Indian Act, the First Nations Peoples and Canadian
Citizenship will be reviewed. A system of referendum will be introduced
to enable First Nation populations to freely exercise their rights over their
resources and life style choices. Tighter systems of accountability will be set
up for the use of government funds through independent commissions. |