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In an incredible move, Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, Canada has announced a gender-affirming care clinic for trans youth, asserting tribal sovereignty and defying the region's ban. It is one of the biggest cross-movement solidarity moments in Canada. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.comCanada First Nation Leaders Announce They Won’t Comply With Alberta Trans Care Ban“This is about more than one health service,” officials wrote. “It is about Indigenous sovereignty. It is about our responsibility to care for one another.”

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The smart thing to do is wait until the referendum vote in October. If Alberta chooses to stay in Canada, then he can start to push for correcting the illegal use of NWS clauses.

Activists should be talking to tribal health organizations in the U.S. to try to get similar guarantees for care in states that have banned care. It's not ideal to have *1* source of care, but it's better than 0.

This is prescient for neighbouring Saskatchewan as well. So far we just have an "out kids to their parents" law (that also severely limits sexual health education). But if our government moves the same way, I can see this being extended to anyone living in Treaty 6 lands, not just Albertans.