Brian Mason and Alberta's NDP want to treat the province's First Nation and Metis communities with dignity and respect

Liberals and Conservatives have largely ignored the particular needs of Aboriginal Albertans:

• Health, social and economic indicators for First Nations and Metis people lag far behind those of other Albertans.
• Suicide rates are higher among Aboriginal youth than any other group of Albertans.

Alberta's NDP would:

• Work collaboratively with Aboriginal organizations that provide necessary services for Aboriginal Albertans such as housing, education and clean drinking water.
• Re-open communication and negotiations with the Metis Nation of Alberta to develop a harvesting agreement that meets the conditions of Supreme Court decisions.
• Work with the federal government and local Aboriginal leaders to quickly and equitably settle unresolved land claims.
  
• Match federal funding for off-reserve Aboriginal housing
• Support employment targets regarding Aboriginal peoples' participation in the public sector, resource development, professional positions, and the trades.
• Respect treaty rights, particularly when resource development puts them in jeopardy.
• Provide stable, predictable funding and support for non-profit First Nation and Metis agencies that provide child welfare, employment and other necessary services for Aboriginal Albertans.

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