https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr The major milestones of The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples en-us 2022-10-28 17:20:51 UTC 2022-10-29 01:53:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360960283 In 1917, Levi General (Deskaheh) became hereditary chief of the Cayuga. He spoke on behalf of the Six Nations Council and travelled to London, Washington D.C., and Geneva to air his grievances in front of the League of Nations.  He gained public support, but despite his efforts he never spoke in front of the league and received little acknowledgement from Britain and Canada. Deskaheh, alongside Maori New Zealander T. W. Ratana, who created the Rātana religion, are both accredited with bringing modern Indigenous issues to the public sphere]]> 2022-10-28 17:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360960283 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360968888 The Working Group on Indigenous Populations (WGIP) was created in 1982 as a body of the United Nations. Its main goals were to:

• Review developments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples;
• Give attention to the evolution of international standards concerning indigenous rights

]]> 2022-10-28 17:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360968888 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360974924 The VDPA Declaration recommended a draft that would lay the framework for UNDRIP in 1993. From 1994-2006, the declaration was developed through many different drafts]]> 2022-10-28 18:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360974924 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360979880 On September 13, 2007, The UN voted in an overwhelming majority to ratify the declaration. The member vote count was 144 in favor, 4 against (including Canada), and 11 abstained]]> 2022-10-28 18:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360979880 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360987545 After being adopted by the UN general assembly almost a decade prior, Canada finally endorsed the declaration in May 2016. By the end of the year, the 3 other countries who had originally voted against the declaration (New Zealand, Australia, and the United States) had all changed their positions and expressed support for UNDRIP]]> 2022-10-28 18:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2360987545 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2361000675 After being approved by the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in 1993, the draft was then sent to a working group within the UN Commission on Human Rights (Now the Human Rights Council). After a slow and arduous process, the Human Rights Council officially approved the declaration's adoption on June 29, 2006]]> 2022-10-28 18:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2361000675 yorklovesrush https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2361008297 Since its endorsement of UNDRIP in 2016, Canada has worked to achieve better implementation on the articles of the declaration, especially given the country's infamous history of settler colonialism ]]> 2022-10-28 18:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/yorklovesrush/8h0qdvb8yd8641dr/wish/2361008297