Feds endorse UN indigenous rights declaration, abolish Indian Act, says Atleo

AFN Chief Shawn Atleo says 'there's no room for the archaic Indian Act at all.'

The federal government's non-binding endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples now applies pressure on the Conservatives to move forward with meaningful reforms on aboriginal issues, and ultimately, the abolishment of the Indian Act, says Assembly of First Nations nati...

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