Canada is one of the richest countries in the world — with one of the highest standards of living. Also, Canada presents itself as a world leader in respect of human rights. The situation in Canada facing indigenous peoples is Canada’s hidden shame. The fundamental human rights of indigenous peoples in Canada are being violated on an ongoing basis. Indigenous peoples in Canada still endure landlessness, mass poverty and unemployment, ill health, “third world” living conditions, state violence and police brutality, disproportionate incarceration, and suicide epidemics. These ongoing disparities are the result of decades and centuries of historic and ongoing racism, dispossession, colonialism and discrimination against indigenous peoples by governments in Canada. A Matter of Survival – or Extinction gcc.ca/pdf/INT000000005.pdf
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:26:41 +0000
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