The proposed legislation aims to implement the UN declaration by ensuring federal laws respect Indigenous rights. (Jesse Winter/VICE)UNDRIP affirms the rights of Indigenous peoples to their language, culture, self-determination and traditional lands. "Since as long as there's been a Canada, it's been doing it the opposite way, which is denying that Indigenous peoples have rights and ... a very high-conflict relationship. "Our government has been clear in recognizing the realities of discrimination and racism that Indigenous peoples face in Canada, and we continue to work in partnership with Indigenous peoples to find and implement concrete solutions to address them," said the statement. "If governments are still in the place where they're fighting against Indigenous peoples rights, what they're really saying is that human rights apply to some of their constituency, but not all.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2021 19:52 UTC