在整个竞选过程中，“公投”一词挂在每一位省政党领袖的嘴边。但一直密切关注这场辩论的原住民领袖们提醒魁北克省，在考虑独立之前，必须先咨询第一民族和因纽特人社区。
Throughout the campaign trail, the word “referendum” has been on every provincial party leader's lips. But Indigenous leaders who have followed the debate closely are reminding Quebec that it needs to consult First Nations and Inuit communities before even considering independence.
卡纳瓦克莫霍克委员会大酋长科迪·迪亚博（Cody Diabo）表示：“魁北克不能单方面宣布离开，这里存在历史性的土地纠纷，还有我们需要讨论的传统领土问题。”他认为公投是不可能的，并指出该省的大部分领土属于第一民族。
“Quebec can’t unilaterally just say that they’re leaving, there are historical land grievances, there’s traditional territories that we need to talk about," said Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke Grand Chief Cody Diabo. He says a referendum is out of the question, arguing much of the province’s territory belongs to First Nations. While his community won’t participate in the Oct. 5 provincial election, Diabo says he will work closely with the next government.
虽然他的社区不会参加10月5日的省选，但迪亚博表示，他将与下一届政府密切合作。他呼吁在讨论公投之前，各级政府应坐下来，就土地协议进行更广泛的对话。
He’s calling for a bigger conversation surrounding land agreements with all levels of government at the table before talks of a referendum take place. “The lines that are on the map right now, those lines were imposed by the Crown and then the federal government — First Nations weren’t included in that,” he notes.
他指出：“地图上现在的这些界线，是由英国王室和后来的联邦政府强加的——第一民族并没有参与其中。”
迪亚博认为，在考虑魁北克的未来之前，政府必须纠正过去的错误。
Diabo argues governments must right the wrongs from the past before thinking of Quebec’s future. Supreme Court ruling While Quebec sovereignty isn’t a new concept, it’s the first time there’s serious momentum for a third referendum since 1995, when federalists won by a razor-thin margin, with 50.58 per cent of the vote.
最高法院裁决：虽然魁北克主权并非一个新概念，但这却是自1995年以来首次出现推动第三次公投的严重势头。当时联邦派以50.58%的微弱优势获胜。
Nadir André, an Aboriginal and Natural Resources lawyer based in Kahnawà:ke, argues that even then, many First Nations and Inuit communities were against the idea, and he’s not convinced the outcome would be different today. What has changed, he notes, is the legal reality following a 1998 Supreme Court of Canada ruling that barred Quebec from unilaterally splitting from Canada.
常驻卡纳瓦克、专门从事原住民和自然资源法的律师纳迪尔·安德烈（Nadir André）认为，即便是在那时，许多第一民族和因纽特人社区也反对这一想法，他不认为今天的结果会有所不同。
Paired with existing constitutional law, that decision means the province cannot legally separate without involving and consulting First Nations and Inuit communities. That government would also need to create a constitution which they approve — something André argues would be very difficult.
他指出，发生变化的是1998年加拿大最高法院裁决后的法律现实，该裁决禁止魁北克单方面脱离加拿大。结合现有的宪法，这一裁决意味着该省若没有第一民族和因纽特人社区的参与和咨询，在法律上是无法实现独立的。
“This is unsettled. There hasn't been any type of discussion or resolution since [1995] and here we are going back to the same rules … as if it’s going to work,” André said. He argues efforts to recognize Indigenous rights at the international and federal level have only grown since the last referendum, pointing to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and duty to consult as examples.
届时，政府还需要制定一部由其批准的宪法——安德烈认为，要做到这一点非常困难。
‘Will they respect the sovereignty of First Nations?’For Francis Verreault-Paul, chief of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), it’s much too early to be for or against a referendum.
“这件事仍悬而未决。自[1995]年以来，一直没有进行任何形式的讨论，也未作出任何决定，可现在我们又要回到同样的规则……仿佛这样就能奏效一样。”安德烈说。
He says many questions still have to be answered. “How are we going to really work on this together? How is the National Assembly in Quebec [going to] recognize us First Nations as governments?” he asked. Referendum talk dominates Quebec election campaign, but what about Indigenous sovereignty?
他认为，自上次公投以来，国际和联邦层面承认原住民族权利的努力不断加强，《联合国原住民族权利宣言》（UNDRIP）和协商义务便是明证。
Verreault-Paul is concerned about Indigenous sovereignty and how an independent Quebec would operate. “We are a distinct people, we have our own stature of governance, we have our cultures, we have our languages. Will they respect the sovereignty of First Nations?”
“他们会尊重第一民族的主权吗？”魁北克—拉布拉多第一民族大会（AFNQL）主席弗朗5月，他曾就其长达500多页、概述如何建立独立魁北克的计划，与韦罗-保罗以及来自第一民族社区的40多位酋长进行磋商。每位酋长都被要求就专门讨论原住民关系的章节提出意见。
He wants to ensure First Nations rights are respected, to see UNDRIP fully implemented, and to advance issues that impact communities such as housing and infrastructure, public safety, education, and self-determination. “Because all of the bills that are passed at the National Assembly have a direct impact on us First Nations, so we need to collaborate, we need to work together,” he said. What are the parties planning to do? Paul St-Pierre Plamondon’s Parti Québécois has been vocal about his wishes for a sovereign Quebec throughout the campaign.
韦罗-保罗称，这是积极的第一步，并称赞这位魁北克党领导人立场“透明、清晰”，但他表示，在整个程序的每个阶段都需要开展更多磋商和讨论。
In May, he consulted with Verreault-Paul and more than 40 chiefs from First Nations communities on his — spanning more than 500 pages — which outlines steps to create an independent Quebec. Each chief was asked to give their feedback on a dedicated chapter that addressed Indigenous relations.
魁北克团结党也对建立独立魁北克有自己的设想，并表示将成立一个制宪大会，由原住民领袖和国民议会其他成员参加。
Verreault-Paul says it’s a good first step, applauding the PQ leader for being "transparent and clear,” but he says more consultations and discussions will be needed at every stage of the process.
魁北克团结党联合发言人索尔·扎内蒂表示，他们希望成为首个在制宪过程中让第一民族和因纽特社区共同参与决策的政府。
Québec Solidaire also has visions for an independent Quebec and says it will establish a constituent assembly with Indigenous leaderships and other members of the National Assembly.
他说：“我们要问他们，我们能否设计出一种程序，让他们感到自己完全拥有主权，并相信我们能够携手合作，从而摆脱现有体制。”
Sol Zanetti, co-spokesperson for Québec Solidaire, says they’d like to become the first government to have First Nations and Inuit communities at the table to create a constitution. “To ask them, what kind of process could we make in which you would feel fully sovereign and in which you would trust us to be able to work together in order to get out of this system,” he said.
保守党、自由党和魁北克未来联盟（CAQ）的领导人均表示反对举行公投。
The leaders of the Conservatives, Liberals and Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) have all said they’re against a referendum.
不过，自由党承诺继续支持以“民族对民族”方式处理原住民关系，并优先保护原住民的语言和权利。预计保守党将于周三公布其原住民关系计划。魁北克未来联盟未回应CBC的置评请求。
However, the Liberals committed to continue endorsing a nation-to-nation approach to Indigenous relations, prioritizing the protection of their languages and rights. The Conservatives are expected to make an announcement outlining their plan for Indigenous relations on Wednesday. The CAQ did not respond to CBC’s request for comments.