Mar 4, 2021 12:42 PM
Screenshot of the March 1st Pouce Coupe council meeting with the Treaty 8 Tribal Association. (Village of Pouce Coupe, Youtube)
POUCE COUPE, B.C – The Treaty 8 Tribal Association is endorsing Peace region leaders’ request for Mayor Lorraine Michetti to resign after being accused of racism.
Treaty 8 leaders appeared by video conference at a Pouce Coupe council meeting Monday to address Michetti’s social media activity.
“There is no place for such racist, inappropriate and hateful comments in British Columbia,” says Marlene Greyeyes, executive director of Treaty 8 Tribal Association, during the meeting on March 1st. ),whenLoaded(initFlexitive);
“As the leaders of our respective communities, we feel the need to stand up against this anti-Indigenous racism and advocate for zero tolerance.