艾伯塔州的分裂将会分离第一民族土地,违反第八条约权利. Alberta secession would split First Nation lands, violating Treaty 8 rights.

阿塔巴斯卡奇佩维安族的律师认为,一个独立的阿尔伯达州会通过他们的传统领土创建国际边界,违反"第八条约"权利并破坏整个地区狩猎,捕鱼和陷的能力. Lawyers for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation argue an independent Alberta would create an international border cutting through their traditional territory, violating Treaty 8 rights and disrupting the ability to hunt, fish, and trap across the region. 据称新边界将破坏他们祖先所承诺的主权和生计. The group is challenging the referendum legislation in court, asserting that new borders would undermine the sovereignty and livelihood promised to their ancestors.