‘It’s … insulting’: Mi’kmaq warrior chief says of Canada’s 150th celebration

‘The First Nations are struggling,’ says John Levi. ‘We’re pretty much living in Third World countries.’

By Oscar Baker III, CBC News, Jan 25, 2017

As Canada celebrates its 150th year of Confederation, Mi’kmaq Warrior Chief John Levi says First Nations people are still struggling with poverty and he’s made a call to action to remind the country of its shortcomings.

Canada officially adopts UN declaration on rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett told the United Nations in New York on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. (UN video/CBC)

Standing ovation in General Assembly greets Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett’s announcement

CBC News, May 10, 2016

There were cheers in the United Nations as Canada officially removed its objector status to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Tuesday, almost a decade after it was adopted by the General Assembly.

“We are now a full supporter of the declaration, without qualification,” Bennett said, as she addressed the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday.

“We intend nothing less than to adopt and implement the declaration in accordance with the Canadian Constitution.”