( DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS )This is the story of collective Indigenous governance and Indigenous resistance that the Canadian federal government has always feared. Article Continued BelowWhile Indigenous peoples can disagree, just as all humans do, what we do agree upon is our inherent right to self-determination within our territories. The UN declaration requires states to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples before making any decision that would affect their lands, waters and other resources. Indigenous peoples held Canada accountable to this obligation, and Indigenous peoples won. Enbridge is busy building a new tarsands pipeline that seeks to traverse the wild rice beds, waters and treaty territory of Ojibwe Tribes in Minnesota — right through the heart of Anishinaabe territory.

Source: thestar September 06, 2018 15:45 UTC