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.
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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
Worries growing over Harper government’s anti-terror bill
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations had his say about Bill C-51 Thursday.
Ottawa buries official statement criticizing UN conference for giving Indigenous people too much power
Ottawa didn’t think much of the high-profile UN World Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ outcome document and quietly posted an official statement outlining its displeasure in a back corner of its website.
Corporation linked to poverty-stricken Lubicon paid directors $2.7 million: audit
A forensic audit of a development corporation linked to the poverty-stricken Lubicon has revealed millions of dollars in unidentified spending and credit card transactions along with cheques containing a mystery signature.
Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples deteriorated over past decade: UN report
Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples has deteriorated over the past decade, a report by the UN rapporteur responsible for investigation the human rights situation of Indigenous peoples.