Treaty Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7, and 8 passed a unanimous vote of non-confidence in the UCP government over separatism.

Summary

On February 26, 2026, the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs representing Treaties 6, 7, and 8 unanimously passed a vote of non-confidence in the United Conservative Party government. The chiefs cited the government's handling of separatist politics and its failure, in their view, to uphold treaty and Crown obligations. The motion did not remove the government from office; only the legislative assembly can do that, and an NDP non-confidence motion referencing the chiefs' vote was later defeated. Still, the vote was historically significant as the first unanimous non-confidence declaration by the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs and a clear public statement that First Nations leadership rejects the separatist direction of provincial politics.

Evidence

• The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs announced a unanimous vote of non-confidence in the UCP government on February 26, 2026, citing unsafe conditions for First Nations peoples and the government's support for the separatist agenda.

  Treaty 8 First Nations (Assembly of Treaty Chiefs release)

• Windspeaker reported the vote was without precedent and linked it to concern over separatist rhetoric and referendum legislation.

  Windspeaker (Treaty Chiefs non-confidence vote)

• Alberta Native News reported it was the first time the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs had voted non-confidence in a provincial government.

  Alberta Native News (Treaty Chiefs vote)

Related claims

• First Nations and their treaties would be unaffected if Alberta became independent.Contested
• Alberta's First Nations support the independence push.False
• Alberta can call an independence referendum without consulting First Nations.False
• Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP government committed treason by pushing Alberta's October 2026 separation referendum.False
• Treaty 8 chiefs have said civil disobedience may be used to stop Alberta's October separation referendum.True