Separation Anxiety: The Alberta Referendum
Oct 6, 2026 · 40 min · 9 segments
As Alberta heads toward a referendum focused on separation, First Nations people are asking a question most Albertans haven't: What happens to the treaties? In this episode, Danielle goes to…
Tim QuerengesserHost
Danielle ParadisHostJodi Calahoo StonehouseGuest
It's the end of voter registration day, and Catherine Swampy was there until the last minute.
Okay, do you have your ID?
Not yet.
Um, Meadow.
Yes.
I believe it's just a topic that the youth should be more educated about and take more action, I guess, if you will, and yeah, so doing my part, I guess.
[laughs]
Ermineskin had brought in satellite internet for the afternoon, but now Catherine is filling out the registration forms online and using her phone for a Wi-Fi signal.
I am so sorry.
It's, my internet is so slow.
We were ready to leave, and she came just in time.
At the end of the day, Catherine, who organized Indigenous Rock the Vote, is trying to get the word out about the importance of voting.
I have started the Indigenous Rock the Vote page.
Um, I work with Tania Campbell and Tanya Cameron, who did the initial Indigenous Rock the Vote way back in 2015.
I helped back then, too.
So what we do is we set up locations on reserves, wherever it is we are, because I, I was in Kikoin last week, and then we, we're set up here in Ermineskin.
I am from Samson, so I'm local to the area, and then we are just registering people.
Right, because in addition to barriers many indigenous folks face to vote, like access to transportation to get to the ballot box, the government eliminated vouching to confirm identity.
Here's Catherine talking about how she's trying to help people get the right ID.
It's the end of voter registration day, and Catherine Swampy was there until the last minute.
Okay, do you have your ID?
Not yet.
Um, Meadow.
Yes.
I believe it's just a topic that the youth should be more educated about and take more action, I guess, if you will, and yeah, so doing my part, I guess.
[laughs]
Ermineskin had brought in satellite internet for the afternoon, but now Catherine is filling out the registration forms online and using her phone for a Wi-Fi signal.
I am so sorry.
It's, my internet is so slow.
We were ready to leave, and she came just in time.
At the end of the day, Catherine, who organized Indigenous Rock the Vote, is trying to get the word out about the importance of voting.
I have started the Indigenous Rock the Vote page.
Um, I work with Tania Campbell and Tanya Cameron, who did the initial Indigenous Rock the Vote way back in 2015.
I helped back then, too.
So what we do is we set up locations on reserves, wherever it is we are, because I, I was in Kikoin last week, and then we, we're set up here in Ermineskin.
I am from Samson, so I'm local to the area, and then we are just registering people.
Right, because in addition to barriers many indigenous folks face to vote, like access to transportation to get to the ballot box, the government eliminated vouching to confirm identity.
Here's Catherine talking about how she's trying to help people get the right ID.
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