Posts Tagged "Indigenous Rights"
First Nations governance: Resurgence of sovereignty
June 13, 2025
For thousands of years, First Nations peoples governed themselves through diverse systems of law, leadership and diplomacy — systems rooted in land, kinship and responsibility. These were not primitive structures. They were sophisticated, relational and resilient. Then colonization imposed foreign systems: the…
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From Calgary to Kananaskis: Citizens rally for debt justice before G7 Summit
June 12, 2025
Cardinal Pedro Barreto, Indigenous leaders and global partners among featured guests at Calgary gathering, June 12–15 at Ambrose UniversityWHAT – The G7 Jubilee People’s Forum is a four-day gathering in Calgary, June 12–15, bringing together social and ecological justice activists,…
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De Calgary à Kananaskis : Les citoyens se mobilisent pour la justice en matière de dette avant le sommet du G7
June 12, 2025
Le cardinal Pedro Barreto, dirigeants autochtones et des partenaires mondiaux figurent parmi les invités de marque du rassemblement de Calgary, qui se tiendra du 12 au 15 juin à l’Université Ambrose.QUOI – Le Forum des peuples du Jubilé du G7…
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First Nations languages: voices of land, culture and spirit
June 11, 2025
Language is more than words, It’s how we express love, teach values, share stories, pass down Knowledge and connect to the spirit of our ancestors. For First Nations peoples, language is deeply tied to the land, the natural world, ceremony and…
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We are all treaty people: honouring First Nations nationhood and responsibilities
June 9, 2025
June is Indigenous History Month — a time to honour the rich cultures, diverse Nations and lived realities of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This week, we centre our attention on First Nations peoples, their sovereignty and the Treaties…
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Five ways to honour Indigenous History Month
June 7, 2025
June is Indigenous History Month — a time to recognize, learn from, and uplift the voices, truths, and brilliance of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island.Here are five meaningful ways to honour this month (and beyond):Learn the…
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Indigenous Peoples have always been changemakers
June 4, 2025
From resistance to resurgence, our communities are filled with leaders, healers, artists, Knowledge Keepers, land protectors, and visionaries shaping a better future — not just for Indigenous peoples, but for all. Indigenous changemakers are reclaiming languages, reviving ceremonies, leading climate…
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Join the Relay of Hope!
May 26, 2025
Join thousands of people worldwide in a Relay of Hope to build momentum for the Jubilee 2025: Turn Debt into Hope campaign! The Relay of Hope is a symbolic gesture on a global scale. Inspired by the Olympic torch, this candle-lighting…
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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People
May 1, 2025
May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), a day set aside to honour the lives that have been lost, the families left in pain, and the strength of…
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G7 Jubilee People’s Forum
G7 Jubilee People’s Forum and Public Actions Training and networking for Jubilee 2025 and beyond Français ci-dessous Calgary, Alberta June 12-15, 2025 Details and updates here. Register here. Forum populaire du Jubilé du G7 et actions publiques Formation et réseautage…
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North of Nowhere: Conversation with TRC Commissioner Marie Wilson
Join us on Monday, February 24 for an in-person conversation with Marie Wilson about her new book North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was critical to establishing a public record of the…
Justice for MMIWG2S! No more excuses!
December 7, 2024
The following content may be triggering.To reach the national support line,dial 1–844-413‑6649 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people are traditionally sacred as life and care givers. However, they are continuously devalued and…
Post filed in: Gender Justice, Human Rights, Indigenous Rights
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KAIROS MOMENTUM
KAIROS Great Lakes St. Lawrence presents it’s biennial fall get together on line. This year we are inviting KAIROS national representatives to update us on KAIROS work being done in the fields of Migrant Justice, Indigenous Rights, Ecological Justice and…
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Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba KAIROS ANNUAL GATHERING 2024: Looking to the Future
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE An opportunity to learn about and respond to changes at KAIROS CANADA Registration: 8:45 – 9:10 a.m. 9:15 – 9:30: Smudging ceremony and teachings from Elder Carolyn Moar to guide us in our day …
National Day of Action for MMIWG2S
October 4, 2024
We understand that this subject matter is difficult for many people in our community. If you require immediate support, please contact the national, independent toll free 24/7 support line at 1-844-413-6649 to speak to a counsellor. The service is available…
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Supreme Court decisions have “significant implications” on UNDRIP in Canadian law
August 21, 2024
Earlier this year, in two separate decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on the significance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Canadian law and policy. Recently, the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous…
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KAIROS reviews Budget 2024
April 23, 2024
While the federal government offered some good news in Budget 2024, which it announced on April 16, it also presented disappointments for KAIROS’ program areas. We are told that Budget 2024 is an attempted balancing act of spending increases while…
Post filed in: Ecological Justice, Gender Justice, Gender Justice/Women of Courage, Indigenous Rights, Migrant Justice
In our own Words: Mapping the Sixties Scoop Diaspora with speaker Colleen Hele Cardinal
January 24, 2024
Thank you…Colleen for bringing alive the story of so many Indigenous children, and the complex inner woundedness they have carried. I learned a great deal.Mary-Ellen Francoeur, Sisters of ServiceOver 150 people gathered and another 170 registered to get the recording….
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On the 16th anniversary of UNDRIP’s adoption we call on full implementation across all sectors
September 13, 2023
Disponible en françaisThe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted 16 years ago today.KAIROS Canada played an active roll in urging the government of Canada to fully implement and adopt the UN Declaration through its Let…
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Toronto: Land Alliance March
Come stand in solidarity with the Land Alliance to protect their lands and waters! Date: Wednesday September 27th, 2023 Time: 12pm Location: Grange Park, Toronto On September 27th, 12 pm 2023 five First Nations from Northern Ontario will come to…
Odeyimin Kizis
June 10, 2023
This week, we have engaged with the many profound ways in which Indigenous knowledge, traditional practices and ways of knowing are showing the world another way forward in the face of climate change. The blogs and events explore how Indigenous…
Post filed in: Climate Action Week, Ecological Justice
Indigenous Knowledge in Action – Mayan Women on Local Policy Councils
June 9, 2023
Imagine Indigenous women at decision-making tables from the local level right up to the national, deliberating with communities and governments in the defense of Mother Earth and incorporating Indigenous knowledge and wisdom into state laws? This is something that doesn’t…
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Voices from COP27 – Ongoing Work for Climate Justice
June 8, 2023
In November 2022, KAIROS and For the Love of Creation (FLC) supported a delegation of global partners, and Indigenous partners and youth from Canada to COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The delegation was framed around the theme, Decolonizing Climate Action,…
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Indigenous and Global South Principles for a Just Transition
June 7, 2023
“A Just Transition means responding to the need to move away from reliance on diesel and extraction, and instead paving the way to renewable energies that integrate with cultural and traditional values.”Melina Laboucan-MassimoThe federal government is set to table its…
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Uplifting Indigenous-led Approaches to Conservation and Biodiversity Protection
June 6, 2023
“Indigenous peoples have the longest standing relationship with Mother Earth and the necessary values to effect meaningful and quick change. We view the Earth as our mother, rather than a resource for monetary gain. Those are the people who should…
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KAIROS Climate Action Week to foster decolonization
May 17, 2023
KAIROS Canada launches its first Climate Action Week, June 5-11, focusing on centering Indigenous ways of knowing (Toronto – Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – KAIROS will kick off the first of three 2023 KAIROS Climate Action Weeks, June…
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A Prayer for MMIWG2S
May 2, 2023
Connor Sarazin A Prayer for MMIWG2S Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon, we pray to you. We pray that you hold our tears of sadness. We pray that you hold our hearts aching with grief. We pray that we will see our…
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Decolonizing Ourselves: Legislating Broken Promises, Past and Present
Join us online to learn about the problematic Natural Resources Transfer Acts of 1930 and reflect on their significance today in the context of inherent Indigenous rights, Treaties, the Alberta Sovereignty Act and Saskatchewan First Act, with Mary Culbertson, Treaty…
