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The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acknowledges and shares the Green Party of Canada’s response to the Manitoba First Nations Federal Election Priorities – a document that outlines key concerns and strategic priorities identified by Manitoba First Nations in advance of the 2025 federal election.

The AMC is committed to informing First Nations citizens about where federal parties stand on issues that matter to AMC member Nations and their citizens. Sharing political party responses is part of that commitment. 

The Green Party’s response demonstrates alignment with a number of First Nations priorities in Manitoba, including:

• A commitment to fully implement the 94 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the 231 Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG).
• Legislative action to incorporate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into Canada’s Constitution, affirming First Nations’ rights to self-determination and self-governance.
• Support for revenue sharing, land back initiatives, and the recognition of First Nations’ jurisdiction over lands, waters, natural resources, and emergency response planning.
• Endorsement of First Nations-led approaches to justice and public safety, including co-development of legislation to recognize First Nations policing as an essential service.
• Acknowledgement of the need to support Indigenous-led searches of the Prairie Green and Brady Road Landfills, as well as support for a Red Dress Alert system to respond to the MMIWG2S+ crisis.
• Commitments to long-term, sustainable investments in First Nations-led mental health and addictions services, child and family welfare, early learning and child care, and community-based housing.

“We recognize the Green Party’s response as a meaningful step toward a more respectful relationship between Canada and First Nations,” said Grand Chief Kyra Wilson. “Their recognition of First Nations as rights holders – not stakeholders – and their support for our jurisdiction reflects a growing understanding of what meaningful reconciliation requires. However, our people will ultimately judge all parties and governments by their actions, not just their words.”

The AMC remains non-partisan and does not endorse any political party. We continue to encourage all federal parties to respond to the Manitoba First Nations Federal Election Priorities Document so that First Nations citizens can make informed decisions based on where parties stand on the issues that affect us all. 

As First Nations assert their sovereignty and inherent rights, the AMC will continue to advocate for rights-based change and hold all parties accountable to their commitments. 

For more information, please contact: 

Communications Team
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Email:  media@manitobachiefs.com  

About the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs:

The AMC was formed in 1988 by the Chiefs in Manitoba to advocate on issues that commonly affect First Nations in Manitoba. AMC is an authorized representative of all 63 First Nations in Manitoba with a total of more than 172,000 First Nations citizens in the province, accounting for approximately 12 per cent of the provincial population. AMC represents a diversity of Anishinaabe, Nehetho / Ininew, Anisininew, Denesuline, and Dakota Oyate peoples.