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Administration of justice and related justice issues
114. That efforts be increased at all levels to reduce and eliminate the overrepresentation
of Aboriginal men, women and children in detention, in particular by establishing
measurable outcomes, and that Aboriginal alternative justice institutions and mechanisms
be officially recognized and fostered with the full participation of Aboriginal communities.
115. That the Government of Canada, in keeping with both its domestic constitutional
jurisdiction and its international human rights obligations, immediately join and
participate fully in the Ipperwash Judicial Inquiry.
International policy on indigenous peoples
116. That, in the field of international human rights of indigenous peoples Canada
continue to play a leading role as a regular and widely recognized donor to the voluntary
funds for indigenous peoples and to the International Decade; and that it adopt an even
more constructive leadership role in the process leading to the adoption of the Draft
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as demanded by numerous Canadian
indigenous peoples’ organizations and expected by many other organizations worldwide.
B. Recommendations to civil society
117. That the various orders and levels of civil associations undertake joint and
coordinated efforts to combat and eliminate anti-Aboriginal prejudice, racism, intolerance
and stigmatization, just as is being done regarding visible minorities.
118. That Canada’s political parties take stands in favour of the individual and collective
rights of the country’s Aboriginal peoples.
119. That the mass media provide a balanced and non-discriminatory view of the human
rights needs and aspiration of Canada’s Aboriginal people in order to help educate the
general population about issues related to racism, discrimination, intolerance and social
exclusion.
C. Recommendations to the international community
120. That the international community, and particularly the Arctic Council, take urgent
action concerning the human impact of global warming and environmental pollution on
Arctic peoples.
D. Recommendations to the academic community
121. That academic centres and researchers in Canada continue and expand their
interest and activities concerning Aboriginal issues, particularly by strengthening research
and training capabilities that may help promote the human rights of Aboriginal peoples, in
collaboration with similar efforts in other parts of the world.
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