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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 1, Statistics Canada data July 2005 suggests that violence against aboriginal women is three times that of the nationa...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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