Canada: National Chief Calls For Respect For First Nations Rights As Key To Economic Progress

Canada: National Chief Calls For Respect For First Nations Rights As Key To Economic Progress   Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today expressed concern about plans to move forward on projects in British Columbia and Northern Ontario without respecting the rights and interests of First Nations.   "As we near the first anniversary of Canada's endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we must achieve respectful, practical...

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