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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — March 2nd 2023 at 00:54

On June 21, 2021, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) received Royal Assent and immediately came into force. In doing so, Canada took a substantive step towards ensuring federal laws reflect the standards set out in DRIPA. There are many questions about DRIPA, so we answer the most common ones in this article.

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Lower Education - #2 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — January 31st 2023 at 19:00
Photo: Unsplash

Education is considered a human right in Canada. Yet, while Canada has one of the world's highest levels of educational attainment, the graduation rate for Indigenous students remains far lower than that of non-Indigenous students. How is that possible? The answer lies in the history of Canada.

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