Implementation of UN declaration on Indigenous rights 'urgent and overdue,' says AFN Chief Bellegarde

Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde says it is an “urgent priority” that federal legislation be enacted to harmonize the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with Canadian laws and international human rights standards.
Bellegarde on Wednesday was in New York City to present a traditional eagle staff to Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Marc-Andre Blanchard, marking the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Decl