Trudeau was criticized by some who thought his policies somehow acquiesced to every demand by any First Nation. But really what his Ministry did first was show that there was a way of communication of respect and dialogue.

Clearly the new Federal Minister of Energy has some learning to do if he wants the Federal government to have any chance at a relationship that results in them achieving any of the government's goals.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #FirstNations #Respect #FPIC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/energy-minister-hodgson-apologizes-zoom-comment-coastal-first-nations-9.6997207

Trudeau was criticized by some who thought his policies somehow acquiesced to every demand by any First Nation. But really what his Ministry did first was show that there was a way of communication of respect and dialogue.

Clearly the new Federal Minister of Energy has some learning to do if he wants the Federal government to have any chance at a relationship that results in them achieving any of the government's goals.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #FirstNations #Respect #FPIC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/energy-minister-hodgson-apologizes-zoom-comment-coastal-first-nations-9.6997207

Groups living in voluntary isolation have “minimal to no contact with those outside of their own group,” said Dr. Subhra Bhattacharjee, director general of the Forest Stewardship Council & an #IndigenousRights expert based in Germany. “A simple cold that you & I recover from in a week…they could die of that cold.”

Beyond disease, contact can destroy livelihoods & belief systems. #InternationalLaw requires free, prior & informed consent — known as #FPIC — before any activity on #IndigenousLands.

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/

Civil society condemns government denial of #humanrights violations in Merauke's National Strategic Project (PNS). Indigenous women from 75 families oppose land encroachment by PT Global Papua Abadi without #FPIC.
Military seized indigenous land without consent. Forced evictions and destruction of sacred sites with complete disregard for FPIC.
Coalition demands immediate suspension of PSN implementation and UN-led investigation.
#IndigenousRights#Indonesia Read more: https://humanrightsmonitor.org/news/civil-society-condemns-government-denial-and-calls-for-international-intervention/