Call for Canadian Support for UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2008:08 CALL FOR CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UN DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Whereas 1 Canada has been a vocal supporter of Human Rights Declarations and Conventions at the UN; and Whereas 2 t... Aboriginal Peoples
Eliminating Indian Act Discrimination 2018 - UPDATE 1: ELIMINATING INDIAN ACT DISCRIMINATION Whereas #1 the National Council of Women of Canada asked the Government of Canada in 1974.1 that an Indian woman be granted the same status and r... Aboriginal Peoples
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women 2015-01PU MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN Whereas 1 in 2012 the National Council of Women of Canada urged the Government of Canada to investigate and resolve unsolved cases of missing and murder... Aboriginal Peoples
Murdered and Missing Aboriginal Women 2012:03 MURDERED AND MISSING ABORIGINAL WOMEN Whereas 1 the Government of Canada has failed to respond adequately under its obligations as signatory to both the United Nations (UN) Convention on the E... Aboriginal Peoples
Protection for Aboriginal Women and Children from Family Violence 2006:01 PROTECTION FOR ABORIGINAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM FAMILY VIOLENCE Whereas: Statistics Canada data July 2005 suggests that violence against aboriginal women is three times that of the national ... Aboriginal Peoples
Reconciling with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples 2018.04 RECONCILING WITH CANADA’S ABORIGINAL PEOPLES Whereas #1 the Government of Canada established the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, tabled its Report in 1996, and failed to address its re... Aboriginal Peoples
The Right to Potable Water on First Nations Reserves 2016.06 THE RIGHT TO POTABLE WATER ON FIRST NATIONS RESERVES Whereas #1 according to the United Nations, “safe and clean drinking water” is a “human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of l... Aboriginal Peoples
Urgent and Critical Need to Provide Safe and Adequate Housing and Infrastructure for Aboriginal Peoples 2010:06 URGENT AND CRITICAL NEED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND ADEQUATE HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLES Whereas 1 the 2003 Report of the United Nations Expert Committee in the Elimination of A... Aboriginal Peoples
Aboriginal Youth Suicide and “Life Promotion” 2012:02 ABORIGINAL YOUTH SUICIDE AND “LIFE PROMOTION” Whereas 1 suicide is the highest cause of death among Aboriginal youth: the rate of suicide being 5 to 7 times higher than among non-Aboriginal yo... Aboriginal Peoples
Addressing Suicide of Aboriginal Peoples 2017.04 ADDRESSING SUICIDE OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES Whereas #1 suicide and self-inflicted injuries are among the leading causes of death among First Nations, Métis and Inuit people; and especially among... Aboriginal Peoples