Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) chair Allan Adam says the five First Nations in northeastern Alberta that form ATC need a “bare minimum” of $20 million to address addictions and mental health issues. That number is only slightly more than the millions of dollars drug dealers make annually in Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
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Chief Vern Janvier, members of Chipewyan Prairie First Nation, and supporters of the cause, are making the long walk to Ottawa with hopes of changing the Indian Act.
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They began their trek to the capital from Sudbury on July 18 and moved 20 kilometres per day until they reached Parliament Hill.
Along they way, Chief Janvier and his fellow walkers raised awareness of the Indian Act, emphasizing the policies outlined in that act need to change.