Canada must sign UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples http://www.rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/judes/2010/03/canada-must-sign-un-declaration-rights-indigneous-peoples

In the brouhaha over the proposal to change "all our sons command" in the national anthem, the media and most of us missed an important phrase in the Throne Speech where the government said it would take steps to endorse the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples “in a manner fully consistent with Canada’s Constitution and laws”.. Canada is one of the only countries left in the world that has refused to sign this historic document, which was adopted by the UN in 2007. Below is a statement of most of the First Nations groups in Canada and their allies

Please support them by signing this petition"Indigenous Peoples and human rights and faith based organizations welcome the announcement in the Speech from the Throne that the Canadian government is taking steps to endorse the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.We urge the government to embrace this vital human rights instrument without conditions or limitations.