Entries by Shiri

10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – No Reason for Canada to Celebrate

(Turtle Island/Tuesday September 12, 2017) September 13th 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), a universal legal framework, which acknowledges the inherent collective human rights of the approximately 370 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide. Whilst a few celebrations of this anniversary are taking place in Canada organized […]

September 12, 2017 by

UN Committee Condemns Canada for Continuing to Violate Indigenous Land Rights

(August 30, 2017) On August 25, 2017, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) condemned Canada for its ongoing violation of Indigenous land rights. In a report on Canada’s periodic review, CERD echoed Indigenous Nations who made submissions to the committee on the racism and rights violations they experience as a […]

August 30, 2017 by

Defenders of the Land & Idle No More Condemn Government of Canada’s 10 Principles

(August 25, 2017) When the Government of Canada’s released its Principles Respecting the Government of Canada’s Relationship with Indigenous Peoples last month, they said they would “form a foundation for transforming how the federal government partners with and supports Indigenous peoples and governments.” But the analysis by Indigenous representatives from Defenders of the Land and […]

August 25, 2017 by