A Îyârhe Nakoda woman who has a law degree said she can’t swear an oath to a system that has caused harm to her people.
Three Indigenous Alberta women are involved in a lawsuit that requires articling students in the province to swear an oath of allegiance to “be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third.”
Her father John Snow was chief of the Wesley Band, west of Calgary. In the 70s he received an audience Queen Elizabeth II and presented Prince Charles with a book that he wrote about the history of his people. In September, Rachel, Janice Makokis and Anita Cardinal started a lawsuit challenging the oath of allegiance. The three Indigenous women all graduated from law school.Rachel says an oath to the King is contrary to her spiritual beliefs as an Îyârhe Nakoda person. She said she can’t swear an oath to a system that has caused harm to her people and to an oath that she will uphold newcomer laws over the laws of her own people.“It makes me feel like I’m betraying my ancestors,” said Rachel.
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