#selfgovernment — Public Fediverse posts

“(Canada’s) whole approach has been recognize first and verify later.”

#FirstNations leaders told Canadian lawmakers that #Métis #selfgovernment #legislation will cause damage to First Nations' #rights for generations and will damage their relationship with #Canada too.

First Nations say they haven’t been consulted on #BillC53 and, because it impacts their existing rights, it is necessary to #consult before the Bill is passed into #law.

https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/first-nations-appearing-standing-committee-come-out-hard-against-metis-self

#Indigenous #cdnpoli