UNDRIP Blog Updates
Canadian government supports UNDRIP bill; action still needed
November 22, 2017
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced on November 20, 2017 that the Government of Canada will support private member’s Bill C-262 when it comes up for second reading on December 4 in the House of Commons. Support for C-262 was a…
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KAIROS UN Declaration Video: Please Share
October 5, 2017
Dear Friends, This Thanksgiving I want to share with you a short video about persistent advocacy and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. I invite you to take a moment to watch it, share it with your…
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UPDATE: Winds of Change in Manitoba and BC
October 4, 2017
The Winds of Change have been active in Manitoba and British Columbia thanks to the efforts of local KAIROS organizers. In Manitoba, the KAIROS Cambrian Agassiz group met with the Manitoba Ministry of Education and Training on August 25. Education…
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10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 13, 2017
Canada needs a legislative framework to fulfill the promise of this vital human rights instrument
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Spirited Reflection: Pilgrimage for Indigenous Rights
May 25, 2017
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their…
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Let Justice Roll: Campaign update for April 2017
April 30, 2017
Last month, KAIROS along with Mennonite Church Canada (Indigenous Relations) and Canadian Baptist Congregations, launched the campaign Let Justice Roll: Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to ensure that the Government of Canada takes the…
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New resource: Let Justice Roll
March 31, 2017
On March 31, 2017 KAIROS member churches in collaboration with Mennonite Church Canada (Indigenous Relations) and Canadian Baptist Congregations launched Let Justice Roll, a campaign that calls for the full implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…
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Site C legal challenge on UNDRIP anniversary shows Indigenous rights are a long ways away
September 13, 2016
Nine years ago today, on September 13, 2007, the United Nations took an important step towards reconciliation with Indigenous peoples when the General Assembly voted 144-4 to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. While 11 countries…
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READ STATEMENTS: Churches respond to Call to Action #48 on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
March 30, 2016
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KAIROS Joins the Government of Canada in Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Endorsement of UNDRIP and Urges its Implementation
November 17, 2015
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Tar Sands Healing Walk Videos
July 10, 2014
Two videos by Allan Lissner on the Tar Sands Healing Walk.
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Northern Gateway Approval: Reconciliation Postponed
June 19, 2014
Late in the day on June 17, with little fanfare but much anticipation among Indigenous communities, the environmental sector, and the oil industry, the federal government approved construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline. The government has, in the decision, placed…
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Calling All Nations: CONVERGENCE 2014
June 6, 2014
As the Federal government prepares to announce its decision on the Northern Gateway bitumen export pipeline, KAIROS affiliated persons in British Columbia will be joining a walk for healing and reconciliation on Sunday in Vancouver. KAIROS urges anyone in the…
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The Glorious New Brunswick Shale Gas Rebellion of 2013
June 6, 2014
KAIROS has recently undertaken a research project on the Indigenous right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) regarding proposed resource extraction projects on Indigenous lands. Willi Nolan is a member of the reference group for this project and she…
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Video Blog: Joan Carling at the UNPFII
June 3, 2014
Several of the Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom delegates spoke on May 21 at From Canada to Guatemala to the Philippines: Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom, a KAIROS-Horizons panel that was an official side event at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues…
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Video Blog: KAIROS ED Jennifer Henry summarizes her experience at UNPFII 2014
May 23, 2014
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Video Blog: Ebinia Santos at the UNPFII – FPIC, global treaties and displacement
May 22, 2014
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Video Blog: Ana Guadalupe Matzir Miculax at UNPFII – Guatemala, mining, ‘buen vivir’ and FPIC
May 22, 2014
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Video blog: UNPFII delegate Anne Marie Sam – the land and our way of life
May 21, 2014
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Video blog: Meet ‘Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom’/UNPFII delegate Anne Marie Sam
May 20, 2014
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Video blog: Meet ‘Honouring Indigenous Women’s Wisdom’ / UNPFII delegate Ebinia Santos Rodriguez
May 20, 2014
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KAIROS Delegates at the UNPFII – intro video blogs!
May 19, 2014
Delegate Alma Brooks arrived early with us and Ana Guadalupe from Guatemala and Mila from the Philippines have been here for the first week so we were able be begin our orientation. We have also had the opportunity to film…
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Indigenous women from Canada and the Global South unite at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Rights to defend the rights of their communities
May 15, 2014
Toronto, ON – Canadian Indigenous leaders will join their counterparts from Guatemala, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Panama for the Honouring Indigenous Women’s delegation to the 13th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), May 19-23 to deepen the understanding of…
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APPEAL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION: Call for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines
April 16, 2014
According to KARAPATAN, the national alliance of human rights organizations in the Philippines, 169 men and women had been victims of extrajudicial killings under the current government of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (July 2010 to December 2013.) From…
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How will you show your love on February 14?
February 7, 2014
On February 14, send a valentine to your elected representative asking them to ‘Have a Heart’ for First Nations children and youth. Shannen Koostachin was a courageous girl from Attawapiskat First Nation who believed “school is a time for hopes…
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URGENT ACTION: Indigenous Partner at Risk in Colombia
January 21, 2014
KAIROS is extremely concerned about the safety of Embera Chamí Indigenous leader, Flaminio Onogama Gutiérre from South West Colombia. Flaminio was in Canada in 2010 as part of a KAIROS sponsored tour. According to reports from Amnesty International, Flaminio is…
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Joint Review Panel report on proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project downplays Indigenous and ecological concerns
December 24, 2013
Despite overwhelming opposition from First Nations and their allies, the Joint Review Panel has given the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project conditional approval.
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KAIROS Joins in Letter to NB Premier re: Elsipogtog
November 1, 2013
he Canadian Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International, and KAIROS have sent a letter to New Brunswick Premier David Alward about the province’s response to anti-fracking protests at Elsipogtog. We urge the province to act “in a manner consistent with its…
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