An Indigenous guide to the 2019 federal election

With the 2019 federal election approaching on Oct. 21, here's a look at the parties' Indigenous candidates andplatforms. The list of candidates will be updated as the nomination period continues until the end of September and platforms will be updated as they're announced.

Who's running?

Conservative Party of Canada

• Leona Aglukkaq(Inuit) - Nunavut
• Cyara Bird (Cree) - Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.
• Rejeanne Caron(Mtis) - Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.
• Tanya Corbet(Tsawwassen First Nation) - Delta, B.C.
• Marc Dalton (Mtis) - Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge, B.C.

Green Party of Canada

• Lydia Hwitsum(Cowichan Nation) - Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.
• Amanda Kinstindey(Acadian-Mtis) - Don Valley West, Ont.
• Racelle Kooy(Samahquam First Nation) - Victoria, B.C.
• Lorraine Rekmans(Algonquin) - Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.

Independent

• Kathy Doyle (Little Black River First Nation) - Winnipeg North, Man.
• Jody Wilson-Raybould(We Wai Kai First Nation) - Vancouver-Granville, B.C.

Liberal Party of Canada

• Jordan Ames Sinclair (Mtisand Zagime Anishinabek First Nation) - Regina Qu'Appelle
• Vance Badawey(Mtis) - Niagara Centre, Ont.
• Jaime Battiste(Eskasoni Mi'kmaw First Nation) - Sydney-Victoria, N.S.
• Tammy Cook-Searson(Lac La Ronge Indian Band) - Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask.
• Michelle Corfield(Ucluelet First Nation) - Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.
• Trisha Cowie(Hiawatha First Nation) - Parry Sound, Ont.
• Maggie Farrington(Mtis)- Fort McMurray-Cold Lake, Alta.
• Yvonne Jones (Inuit) - Labrador
• Judy Klassen(St. Theresa Point First Nation) - Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.
• Jesse McCormick (Chippewas of the Thames First Nation) - Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, Ont.
• Michael McLeod(Mtis) - Northwest Territories
• Robert-Falcon Ouellette(Red Pheasant First Nation) - Winnipeg Centre, Man.
• Megan Pizzo Lyall(Inuit) - Nunavut
• Marc Serr(Mattawa/North Bay Algonquin First Nation and Mtis) - Nickel Belt-Muskoka, Ont.
• Dan Vandal (Mtis) - Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.

New Democratic Party

• Anna Betty Achneepineskum (Marten Falls First Nation) - Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.
• Angelique Belcourt (Mtis) - Simcoe North, Ont.
• Lori Campbell (Cree-Mtis) - Waterloo, Ont.
• Bob Chamberlin(Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation) - Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.
• Billie Cross (Mtis) - Saint-Boniface-Saint-Vital, Man.
• Claude Dufour (Metis) - Laurentides-Labelle, Que.
• Logan Garbanewski(Mtis) - Red Deer-Mountain View, Alta.
• Leah Gazan(Wood Mountain Lakota Nation) - Winnipeg Centre, Man.
• Harmony Johnson-Harder (Mtis-Cree) - Prince Albert, Sask.
• AshleeHicks (Cowessess First Nation) - Souris-Moose Mountain, Sask.
• Noel Joe (Miawpukek First Nation) - Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame, N.L.
• Georgina Jolibois(Dene) - Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask.
• Kyle Mason (Peguis First Nation) - Winnipeg North
• Keith McCrady(Ojibway and Cree) - Scarborough Southwest, Ont.
• Sean McQuillan (Cree Mtis) - Vancouver South
• Breen Ouellette(Mtis) - Vancouver Centre
• Joe Pimlott(Mtis) - Calgary Forest Lawn
• Joan Phillip (Penticton Indian Band) - Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, B.C.
• Mumilaaq Qaqqaq(Inuit) - Nunavut
• Jacline Rouleau(Ojibway) - Abitibi-Baie James-Nunavik-Eeyou, Que.
• Sabrina Sawyer (Mnjikaning First Nation) - Brantford-Brant, Ont.
• Charmaine St. Germain(Mtis) - Edmonton-Manning
• Katherine Swampy (Samson Cree Nation) - Edmonton Centre
• Rudy Turtle (Grassy Narrows First Nation) - Kenora, Ont.

What are the parties offering?

Bloc Quebecois

Its 2019 election platformsays the party supports the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

It promises to work toward administrative autonomy for Indigenous communities in Quebec, particularlyin education, justice and culture, in the model of the Paixdes Braves. It promises to recognize Indigenous police services as essential services eligible for long-term funding, like other police services.

The party also pledges to address Quebec's labour shortage by, among other things, facilitating jobs for and hiring of Indigenous people by use of incentives.

Conservative Party of Canada

Its 2019 election platformpromises to "work collaboratively with Indigenous communities and leaders to review the Indian Act and other government policies and procedures to remove barriers to prosperity." It also says it will"work towards modernizing Indigenous governance."

The party pledges to find ways "toassist Indigenous rights holders in accessing capital for equity agreements and economic development." It also pledges$10 million a year to organizations that encourage partnerships between Indigenous communities and resource project proponents and promises to createa ministerial portfolio for consulting Indigenous rights holders on major projects.

The party pledges to continue to support efforts to end longterm boil-water advisories and todevelop a national action plan to address the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Green Party of Canada

Its 2019 election platform promises that a Green Party government would "fully conform" to UNDRIP, implement the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the calls for justice ofthe inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The party pledges to createthe "Council of Canadian Governments" where Indigenous Peoples "will have a seat at the table as equal partners" with federal, provincial and municipal governmentsto develop shared goals and national policies.

The party "rejects the Indian Act as racist and oppressive legislation and is committed to dismantling the act in full partnership and with First Nations taking the lead role in the process."It also promises to correct the boil water advisories in First Nations communities and toremove the two per cent funding cap on Indigenous post-secondary education.

Liberal Party of Canada

Its 2019 election platformpromises to eliminate all long-term drinking water advisories on reserve by 2021 andensureaccess to quality, culturally relevant health care and mental health services. It also pledges toaddress all major infrastructure needs andensure that Indigenous communities thatrely on diesel are powered by clean energy by 2030.

The party promisesto implement UNDRIP in the first year of a new mandate. It also promises to implementtwo pieces of legislation passed earlier this year,the Indigenous child welfare act and the Indigenous languages act, "with long-term, predictable, and sufficient funding." It commitsto"co-developing and implementing a distinctions-based national action plan to implement the [MMIWG inquiry] report's Calls to Justice."

It pledges to create a new national benefits-sharing framework to ensure Indigenous communities directly benefit from major resource projects in their territories and to set atarget to have at least five per cent of federal contracts awarded to businesses led by Indigenous people.

New Democratic Party

Its 2019 election platformpromises that a New Democratic government wouldfully implement UNDRIP and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 calls to action andwork with Indigenous Peoples to co-develop a national action plan for reconciliation. It also promises to implement the calls for justice of the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

The party'spledges also include lifting all drinking water advisoriesby 2021 andimprovingaccess to mental health and addiction treatment services including "an evidence-based action plan to prevent suicidebacked by dedicated federal resources." It promises to builda treatment centre for residents of Grassy Narrows affected by long-term mercury exposure and compensatefamilies affected bymercury poisoning.