theconversation.com/wab-kinew-wants-the-indian-act-gone-its-an-opportunity-to-trade-old-colonial-rules-for-new-nation-to-nation-relations-295434 Wab Kinew wants the Indian Act gone: It’s an opportunity to trade old colonial rules for new nation-to-nation relations
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's call in Ottawa to abolish the Indian Act prompts an examination of the 1876 law's colonial role in governing reserve lands and Indigenous identity, and of First Nations skepticism about federal willingness to pursue genuine nation-to-nation relations.