Indigenous People Call for Support as Trade War Hits – The Tyee

Leaders warn they will bear the brunt of measures, but aren’t being consulted.

Amidst a looming trade war, the “B.C.” government presented its latest budget last week, focused on safeguarding the provincial economy against U.S. tariffs.

But Indigenous leaders warned they are being excluded from measures to defend the province from the international threat, particularly when it comes to resource development plans.

“Any time that people are hurting through the economy, it’s really Indigenous people that feel the brunt,” Patrick Harriott, treasurer of the Métis Nation BC, told IndigiNews in an interview.