National Inuit leader calls on Canada to change its position on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
At the opening of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on May 18, 2009, National Inuit leader Mary Simon once again calls on the Government of Canada to change its position on the September 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
“It is time for Canada to re-join the international community by supporting positive and appropriate recognition of Indigenous rights. The UN General Assembly has already adopted the Declaration and made it a part of international law and policy. It is time for the Government of Canada to stop trying to turn back the clock and to move toward positive change”, said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Mary Simon.
The Government of Australia reversed its position on this Declaration and joined the majority of the world’s nations.
