3 Ontario First Nations voters say climate change, drinking water are top election issues
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Three Ontario First Nations voters say that issues like climate change and clean drinking water are top of mind for them in Monday's federal election.
Aleria McKay of Six Nations of the Grand River, 100 kilometres southwest of Toronto, said her top election issues are climate change, Indigenous relations and reconciliation and youth engagement.
"I know that there's a lot of Indigenous people who may be interested in voting, but they're hesitant because of past promises that have been made and not fulfilled," she said.
McKay said she has voted in every provincial and federal election since she turned 18.
"I was actually very, very excited to vote in my first election when it rolled around, and I remember being 16 and wanting to vote so badly," she said.
She said at Six Nations there is an emphasis on Haudenosaunee sovereignty, and taking part in external politics is actively discouraged. Recently the Haudenosaunee Confederacy released a statement calling for polling stations to be removed from Haudenosaunee territory.
McKay said that because her grandparents were not afforded the right to vote, she makes sure to exercise that right.
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