Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government risks sparking a constitutional crisis with First Nations over its $4.5 billion purchase of Kinder Morgan’s controversial Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project. The controversial 987-kilometre pipeline expansion from Edmonton to a saltwater port in Burnaby, […]
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Staying on message: AFN’s Special Chiefs Assembly recap
With the number of Indigenous issues making national headlines in recent months –such as the Colten Boushie verdict, the Kinder Morgan protest, and the papal non-apology – staying focused can be a daunting task at Assembly of First Nations meetings. […]
Romeo Saganash speaks about UNDRIP’s human rights application in Canadian law
Romeo Saganash is a relentless campaigner when it comes to human rights for Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world. The NDP MP for the Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou riding since 2011, Saganash spoke at McGill University’s Faculty of Law March 15 […]
On the precipice: Romeo Saganash’s bill will see UN Indigenous Rights Declaration become Canadian law
It was over 30 years ago that a young Romeo Saganash first attended negotiations at the United Nations in New York City to help push Indigenous rights to the level of international law. Saganash now stands ready to see his […]
The Identity Olympics
I remember reading the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2012 – I was applying for an international internship I didn’t get with the UN. No hard feelings, it probably went to someone infinitely more worthy. […]
Trudeau government support for Bill C-262 is not yet a time for celebration
Applause and surprise met Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s announcement that the Trudeau Liberals would move to support bill C-262 – a private member’s bill sponsored by Romeo Saganash, the NDP MP for Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou. Tabled in the House of Commons in […]
Tenth anniversary of landmark UN agreement is a time for tempered celebration
It was a long struggle to finalize negotiations of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations a decade ago. But it’s proving to be an even longer path to the adoption of the UNDRIP by […]
Crees help draft UNDRIP strategy at national meeting
A daylong strategy and dialogue session regarding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) preceded the Assembly of First Nations’ (AFN) Special Chiefs Assembly that gathered under the theme “Advancing Reconciliation” in Gatineau December 6-8. UNDRIP […]
Trudeau breaking promises to Canada’s First Nations
It’s been a year since Justin Trudeau and his Liberals swept to power, winning a majority government with their “Real Change” campaign and promising to establish a true “nation-to-nation relationship” with Canada’s Indigenous peoples. While the Liberals have honoured a […]
The shine dulls on the Liberal pledge to adopt the UN Declaration
It’s easy to overlook the difference between words and action, especially when the words are something you’ve been waiting to hear for decades. But there’s a cold realization seeping in that our shiny new prime minister may have been fudging […]