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December 24, 2017

MP pushes for adoption of UN declaration on Indigenous rights

In a news conference Dec. 5, Saganash, following the bill’s first of two hours of debate in the House of Commons, described Bill C-262 as “probably the most important legislation that the Parliament of Canada will have to consider in a long time.”

OTTAWA – The dream of NDP MP Romeo Saganash to see Canada bring its laws in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) has moved closer to reality.

Published in Canada
December 15, 2017

Priest makes documentary with survivors of Canada's residential schools

Father Larry Lynn smiles next to residential school survivor Monique Sabourin and Steven Point, former lieutenant governor of British Columbia, after the world premiere of Father Lynn's documentary, "In the Spirit of Reconciliation," in Vancouver Dec. 6.
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Father Larry Lynn was wrapping up a visit to the Northwest Territories, interviewing aboriginal survivors of residential schools about their experiences, when he thought to ask his tour guide about her life.
Published in International