Indigenous Rights
If ever there was a time when Canada could make meaningful strides towards equality for Indigenous peoples, it is now.
The situation facing Indigenous peoples in Canada today requires urgent action today so that every person in Canada can live with health, safety, security, well-being, access human rights justice, and so that every person can have the opportunity to make the life they want for themselves and their families.
4.5 times higher: the murder rate of Indigenous women compared to other women in Canada.
First Nations communities have had a boil water advisory in place for more than a year.
Suicide rates among Inuit youth are among the highest in the world, at 11 times the national average.
5-7 times higher: the suicide rate for First Nations youth compared to non-Aboriginal youth.
What we're doing
- Canadian Human Rights Commission and Friendship Centres working together to improve human rights support for Indig
- It's time to fix the child welfare system on reserve
- CHRC: An Ally in Achieving Social Justice and Social Change
- Strengthening First Nations, Families and Communities: Child Welfare
- Human Rights Handbook for First Nations
- Honouring the Strength of our Sisters: Increasing Access to Human Rights Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls