By Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A large delegation of Chiefs from the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador were in New York this week to make an international appeal for the compliance and full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It marks the largest AFNQL delegation to attend the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in over 20 years. The forum, held at UN headquarters in New York, testified to the collective will to make the issues and battles fought by First Nations heard, in a global context where indigenous rights, climate justice and reconciliation sometimes fall by the wayside, the AFNQL said “Our nations unite to amplify our collective voice in addressing the current challenges related…
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