Indigenous Rights
Observations préliminaires concernant la définition des paramètres d’une enquête nationale sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées
January 25, 2016
Post filed in: En français, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Prominent organizations seek commitment that inquiry on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls will be truly national and comprehensive
January 22, 2016
Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights
Maintenant disponible en francais! La force d’escalader : Des pas sur le chemin de la réconciliation
January 18, 2016
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British Columbia Must Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent Before Proceeding with Site C Dam
January 18, 2016
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Listen to podcast: Thunder Bay students take part in KAIROS’ Blanket Exercise
January 6, 2016
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KAIROS Chooses to Commit to Reconciliation: Statement of KAIROS Executive Director Jennifer Henry on the Release of the TRC’s Final Report
December 15, 2015
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Enhance Your Holiday Giving (without spending a cent!)
December 8, 2015
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COP21 Call for Brave Action & Bold Decisions – #MakeItOperative
November 23, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
KAIROS Joins the Government of Canada in Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Endorsement of UNDRIP and Urges its Implementation
November 17, 2015
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, UNDRIP Blog Updates
Watch Online Now! 15 Speaker Presentations from Covenant Chain Link VI
November 10, 2015
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Watch the trailer for the KAIROS ‘A Culture of Life’ video on free, prior and informed consent
October 30, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights, Video Playlists & Photo Albums
Courage of Convictions: Esther and Peter by Jennifer Henry
October 3, 2015
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
KAIROS Endorses The Leap Manifesto, a declaration that embodies calls for respecting Indigenous rights and care for the Earth as the basis for a renewed Canada.
September 29, 2015
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Indigenous Rights
Territorial Acknowledgment as an act of reconciliation
August 6, 2015
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UN human rights report shows that Canada is failing Indigenous peoples
July 23, 2015
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Strength for Climbing: Steps on the Journey of Reconciliation
July 16, 2015
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Nuclear Waste Dump Must Not Proceed Without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation
June 25, 2015
In its final report the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples no less than 15 times. Whether all levels of government and their agencies revise their practices to conform…
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The Stones Will Cry Out by Jennifer Henry
June 24, 2015
Spirited Reflection offered at the Orientation Assembly of Development and Peace, Otterburne, Manitoba, June 12, 2015 Jennifer Henry is the Executive Director of KAIROS And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” Jesus…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Spirited Reflections
Reflection on the TRC: Canada MUST make reconciliation happen with the same bravery and trust as that shown by survivors and witnesses
June 24, 2015
By Vernie Diano During the mass blanket exercise hosted by KAIROS on the grounds of Parliament Hill, I was impressed that it was young people playing the drums, an important cultural tradition of Indigenous peoples in Canada. They sang…
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Reflection on my participation in the TRC: A time of deep gratitude and hope
June 24, 2015
By Ana Guadalupe Matzir Miculax The histories of Guatemala and Canada are similar – histories of trying to erase our customs, languages, traditional clothing and dance; our way of life and world view; and, our relationship with nature. The result…
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The Voice of the Bell by Diane Munier
June 12, 2015
Diane Munier is a tearcher and member of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Ottawa. May 31st, 2015 Wellington Street, Ottawa 1:00 pm “Can you see anything? Are they coming yet?” Elizabeth, our church administrator, and I squinted up the street….
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Joint statement by the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples
June 12, 2015
…calls on federal, provincial and territorial governments “to follow the lead of the TRC in calling for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be used as a valuable framework for the reconciliation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous…
Post filed in: Indigenous Rights, Media Releases
Human Rights Tribunal finds Ottawa retaliated against First Nations Child Rights Worker
June 8, 2015
In a landmark ruling Friday, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal concluded that the Department of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Canada retaliated against Dr. Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada because of a…
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Hundreds of school children to honour residential school survivors in moving Heart Garden ceremony at Rideau Hall, June 3
June 2, 2015
(Ottawa, ON) –Hundreds of school children will join Indian Residential School survivors on June 3 at Rideau Hall in what promises to be a moving conclusion to the ceremonial close of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). A joint initiative of…
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