Indigenous leaders addressing hundreds of people in Yellowknife used September 30 to set out how they believe reconciliation can advance. “I know a lot of people my age don’t speak their language and I think, sometimes, they’re shy. Megan Miskiman/Cabin RadioWhile she spoke of the importance of September 30 on an individual level, Cochrane, who is Métis, also sought to position her government as one prepared to do business with Indigenous governments as equals. As an example, she cited this week’s meeting of the council of leaders, a group that includes around a dozen Indigenous governments alongside the GNWT. Leaders met to discuss climate change, the economy and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Cochrane said.

Source: CBC News October 01, 2022 02:29 UTC