Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Canada gets instant reminder of what signing United Nations Declaration supposed to mean

Posted on November 12, 2010November 13, 2010 by Rick Harp

As reported in Wawatay News, Canada has endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) “in a manner, it says, is consistent with Canada’s Constitution and laws.” Although non-binding, the 46-article Declaration is nonetheless held up as a significant and meaningful standard by which to judge Canada’s treatment of, and conduct […]

Sorry is Right: The True Meaning of Canada’s Residential School Apology

Posted on June 12, 2010June 12, 2010 by Rick Harp

Two years ago almost to the day, much was made of the Canadian government’s Statement of Apology to survivors of the country’s ‘Indian’ residential schools, where the only thing Indian about these grievous institutions were the children forced into them. We know the intended mission behind the schools: to systematically destroy the Indian in the […]