Thread by @IndigPoli

For the first time in Alberta's history, there will be 3 elected Indigenous MLA's heading to the Alberta Leg at the same time, they are Brook Arcand-Paul @sipiysis, @jodi_stonehouse & #ScottSinclair. They all handily won there seats in the recent election. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

2/ NDP Arcand-Paul, NDP Stonehouse and UCP Sinclair all hadily won their seats. Previous to their election, records show there were ever only 3 Indigenous people previously elected in Alberta. Indigenous people now make up 3.5% of all seats and 6.8% of Alberta's total population.

3/ Their were 3 total previous Indigenous MLAs prior to this election. Including Cabinet Minister Pearl Calahasen elected 1989-2015. She was the first Indigenous (Metis) elected to the Alberta Legislature. She was also the longest serving MLA for Alberta. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

4/ The other two were MLA and Cabinet Minister Mike Cardinal who served 1989-2008, the last being Cabinet Minister Frank Oberle who served from 2004-2015. #albertahistory #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

5/ @jodi_stonehouse is the first First Nation's women to be elected to the Alberta Legislature and Brooks Arcand-Paul @sipiysis is the first Two-Spirit elected to the Alberta legislature.

6/ Scott Sinclair represents the riding with the largest Indigenous population in Alberta, Jodi Stonehouse and Brooks Arcand-Paul represent Edmonton ridings, Edmonton has the second largest urban population in Canada. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli (first photo cr: Jodi Stonehouse).

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