Opinion: Cree experience shows UNDRIP is nothing to fear
Full recognition of Indigenous rights is not a threat to development, but a necessary condition for orderly and sustainable development.
Author of the article: Abel Bosum • Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 8, 2021 • 3 minute read •
Elder William Ratt performs a traditional drum song during a ceremony commemorating the signing of the agreement concerning a new relationship between Hydro-Quebec and the Crees of Eeyou Istchee in Chissassibi, Que. Monday, April 19, 2004. Photo by PAUL CHIASSON /Canadian Press
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In December, the federal government introduced legislation — Bill C-15 — to provide a framework for implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.