Aboriginal Affairs Minister misleads Indigenous peoples and public on UN Declaration
Photo credit Mary Kosta In a recent article in the Montreal Gazette (10 June 2013), the Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt is reported as denying that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has any effect on the "government's treaty and aboriginal rights obligations": "... [Aboriginal Affairs Minister Valcourt] said ...
Linking Arms Together: 250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation
We will be part of a full day event for the 250th Anniversary of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, hosted at York University's Center for Human Rights. The event is titled "Residential Schools, Reconciliation and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Symposium with Survivors, Members ...
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Canadian Friends Service Committee attended the 12th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues held in New York. The forum brought together over 2,000 Indigenous participants from all over the world. We supported partners in several joint statements: On the Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of ...
