UNDRIP provides ‘guide’ to resolving tensions among Indigenous communities over questions of authority, say experts
'We have to move beyond public platitudes and eloquent statements; we need a reality whereby Indigenous law and institutions are placed on the same level as common law,' says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip on reconciliation.
Legislation that would implement the UN’s declaration on Indigenous rights provides a “guide forward” in reconciling the tensions at play between the hereditary chiefs and elected band councils, say experts, but requires governments to “make space” to allow c...
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