Atikamekw community of Manawan appeals to UN for help to push Joyce’s Principle
With Quebec still refusing to adopt Joyce’s Principle – an Atikamekw-authored plan to reform health…
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UN wraps up its year of Indigenous Languages during New York ceremony
The United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages came to an official end Tuesday. Several Indigenous…
UN demands Canada act on ‘forced sterilization’, Mohawk rights
“The committee expressed serious concerns about continued violence against Indigenous women.”
Canada defends human rights record at United Nations review
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould defended Canada’s human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva Friday. Much of the three-hour session revolved around Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Trudeau tells UN of Canada’s shame over Indigenous Peoples
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech to the United Nations on Thursday to probe a source of national shame: the historic struggles of Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
AFN National Chief Bellegarde calls on Ottawa to introduce UNDRIP legislation
Bellegarde spoke at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues in New York City.
Bennett says Ottawa’s UNDRIP embrace ‘putting everyone on notice’
Bennett said the government’s change in position also put the resource sector on notice
Trudeau government eyeing NWT’s ‘collaborative consent’ model as part of UNDRIP implementation
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Justice Minister Jody Wilson Raybould are expected to make an UNDRIP-related announcement Monday
Harper government uses rhetoric to ‘alarm the public’ against Indigenous rights, Bellegarde tells UN
Bellegarde said Harper government using misleading rhetoric against Cree NDP MP Saganash’s bill