Canada championing Indigenous rights in Ukraine’s struggle against Russia

Canada's extensive experience in interacting with its Indigenous representatives can be valuable for Ukraine which is still in the early stages of restoring the rights of the Crimean Tatars.

Crimean Tatar children attend a 2016 event commemorating the Tatar deportations in Kyiv, Ukraine. The occupation of Crimea and the subsequent full-scale war heightened the Indigenous issues for Ukraine, capturing Canada's attention, writes Emir Mustafaiev. Photograph courtesy of Adam Jones/Flickr

Opinion

BY EMIR MUSTAFAIEV

December 13, 2023

The issue of Indigenous Peoples and their rights is relevant both in Canada's foreign and domestic policies. The process of recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada began relatively recently from the historic prospective, and one of the most significant achieve...

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