And that has created optimism within these Indigenous communities, and candidates who hope to bring their voices to Edmonton. (Courtesy/ Elections Alberta)Melanee Thomas said settler communities tend to participate more in provincial politics than Indigenous voters. And the way the Cardston-Siksika boundary has been drawn, she sees that while there's a big Indigenous population there, the main voters within the riding are farmers. Two Indigenous candidates runningNow there are two Indigenous politicians running in the riding, one for the NDP and the other for the newly formed Freedom Conservative Party. "We've been trying to listen and speak with as many people from Indigenous communities, but also from the Dutch communities here in the south and find out what the problems are," he said.

Source: CBC News April 12, 2019 18:33 UTC