UN Declaration should be embraced not feared
Last week, Indigenous Peoples and national governments from around the world met at the United...
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Federal Government must reject National Energy Board decision to conditionally approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project
Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are calling...
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First Nations Summit Commends Federal Liberal Government for decision to become a “full supporter” of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – Leaders of the First Nations Summit are commending the federal...
Read MoreBC Hydro takes appalling position on UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, BC – First Nations Summit (FNS) leaders call on BC Hydro to...
Read MoreUN Special Rapporteur Releases Report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver) Today, Dr. James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of...
Read MoreCanada must respect the right of Indigenous Peoples to make decisions about resource development on their lands
Indigenous Peoples’, human rights, and faith organizations are calling on Canada to ensure that Indigenous...
Read MoreAs the 6th anniversary approaches, Canada still shows a shameful disregard for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the adoption of...
Read MoreFirst Nations Summit recognizes the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – The First Nations Summit (FNS) today, on the National...
Read MoreCanada’s shameful disregard for UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples continues as 2nd anniversary approaches
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On the eve of the second anniversary of the adoption of...
Read MoreAustralian support for UN Declaration an historic day for Indigenous peoples worldwide: Canada’s continuing opposition reprehensible
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – Late this afternoon (Friday April 3rd Australian time) Australian Indigenous Affairs...
Read MoreFirst Nations Pressure Canada to Endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the Eve of the First Anniversary of its Adoption
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – On Saturday, the First Nations Leadership Council will celebrate the first...
Read MoreUnited Nations Day: A Time for Canada to Reflect
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/West Vancouver, BC – The 62nd anniversary of the entry into force...
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