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Series: FIRST NATIONS’ RIGHTS: THE GAP BETWEEN LAW AND PRACTICE
Indigenous Rights in the UN System
Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Thursday, Sept. 13, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Room 159, Fraser Building
University of Victoria (3800 Finnerty Rd, Victoria, BC)
Admission is free. Seating is limited.
To mark the 5th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples, Kenneth Deer will discuss (via videotape) the development of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its 25-year passage through the UN system. Deer’s talk will be followed by an address by Robert Morales on recent Canadian developments & issues relating to the UNDRIP.
Co-sponsored by:
Amnesty International
Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada
Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, Vancouver Island
Faculty of Law, University of Victoria
Social Justice Studies, University of Victoria
