Federal immigration minister said it should be easier for Indigenous people to cross international bordersA woman in Aklavik, N.W.T., whose Inupiaq husband has been threatened with deportation says she’s very happy that the federal immigration minister has said he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to cross international borders. “When I heard that announcement the other day me and my husband watched it and we smiled, and I was saying: ‘Yes, yes, yes. Miller said Canada should recognize Indigenous people have an inherent right to move freely across international boundaries. Miller’s commitment is part of the federal government’s roadmap for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Miller acknowledges the United States is ahead of Canada in its approach to Indigenous rights and border mobility.
