Singh tells AFN chiefs NDP will fight for Indigenous rights, justice for First Nations [Video]

New Democrats would continue to combat injustice and pressure the federal government to respect Indigenous Peoples’ human rights if elected to Parliament, Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday in an election pitch to First Nations.

Those rights include the right to safe water, treaty and inherent rights, and the right to have public services free from racial discrimination, the NDP leader said in a virtual meeting with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).

“Indigenous people are a priority for me,” Singh said from Edmonton following a morning rally.

“The human dignity of all people should be a priority and the first people of this land have to have access to dignity, human rights and respect.”

The AFN, a national advocacy organization for chiefs, is hosting virtual forums with party leaders ahead of the April 28 general election. Green Party Co-Leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault appeared in a session April 14. Conservative …