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“The children and youth, they need the best Mother Earth that we can leave them. They need the best education, the best health. They should not be given less.” —candidate for AFN national chief Reginald Bellerose

The Kinder Morgan pipeline will never be built, leaders say.

“Over time, as we really unpack this budget and see its impacts, we’re going to see how far we have come with this government and how far we still have to go." —Regional Chief of Ontario RoseAnne Archibald

Premier Jason Kenney said he is aware of “at least four consortiums” that have expressed interest in an ownership stake in the Trans Mountain Pipeline and expansion.

“We’ve got a pretty rich pipeline of projects. They’re not all shovel ready so we’re working through our negotiating terms sheets while they’re going through their development phases.” —Hillary Thatcher

“…it gets frustrating sometimes that our First Nations people aren’t getting the services and specialized care we need.” —Carmen Jones, director of health for the Chiefs of Ontario

OPEN LETTER from Apitipi Anicinapek Nation on STLLR Gold’s communication on Tower Gold Project near Timmins, Ont.

“(This framework) is just being put before us and then that's the fear, because the government is really trying to implement policies without talking to the actual grassroots people. It just seems we keep having these arguments over and over again.” —Stephen Buffalo, president and CEO of the Indian Resource Council of Canada

“A lot of us don’t understand how valuable we are and how many opportunities we have and how capable we are of doing things…” — Carling Sioui

“…substance for Indigenous families is flimsy.” —tweet from the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc.

“Indigenous people in Alberta need to see concrete action that makes their lives better.” ~ Alberta Throne Speech