Canada Endorses UN Indigenous Rights Declaration
November 17th, 2010
The Government of Canada formally endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on November 12.
“We understand and respect the importance of this United Nations Declaration to Indigenous peoples in Canada and worldwide,” said the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-status Indians. “Canada has endorsed the Declaration to further reconcile and strengthen our relationship with Aboriginal peoples in Canada.”
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