Category: Indigenous rights

Dispute Breaks Out Over Which Indigenous Group Has the Right to Conduct Traditional Ceremony

July 9, 2023
Australiacritical race theoryEducation & Family NewsIndigenous rightsIndigenous Voice to ParliamentInternationalThe VoiceUSWorld
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Two Aboriginal men have clashed over which clan had the right to hold a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the opening of a major highway in Western Australia. The incident comes as Australians prepare to vote on a national referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution to include greater recognition of Aboriginal interests. On…

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Ottawa’s UNDRIP Legislation Draws Criticism From Different Camps

April 15, 2021
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The federal government’s Bill C-15 is attracting criticism from a myriad of interest groups on public policy and legislation. Among them are advocates of more action on reconciliation, those wanting more resource sector development opportunities for indigenous communities, and those concerned about erosion of Canada’s sovereignty in seeking its own legislative and policy solutions. Bill…

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