Sask. Indigenous voters hope to help shape federal dynamics in coming election – CBC

Apr 16, 2025

‘It’s so important that we all vote,’ AFN chief says

Indigenous people and organizations are stepping up to promote voting in the upcoming federal election.

LeeAnne Klyne held a workshop for the young adults to learn how to cast their votes for the first time. She helped them register and showed them where their polling stations were located.

She works for Touchwood Child and Family Services, which provides child and family services to six Saskatchewan First Nations, as a trainer for youth who have aged out of the system.

She said she didn’t used to vote, but started doing so last election after seeing how Indigenous communities could be impacted negatively by federal policies.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/indigenous-votes-dynamics-federal-election-1.7511156