It’s been 6 years since a Supreme Court of Canada decision defining Canada’s responsibility to Non-Status Indigenous people, and the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is discouraged by their lack of action.
On April 14th of 2016, the Court came to a final decision in the Daniels v Canada case.
That decision ruled that Ottawa has the same legal responsibilities with Métis and Non-Status Indigenous people as it does with all other Indigenous peoples.
But the Congress says that there has been little action to back that ruling in the years since.
They are calling for the government to immediately address three priority areas: righting past wrongs, honouring traditions, and providing access to service and programs.
That means recognizing the rights of Métis and Non-Status peoples, ensuring they are consulted, and opening all existing programs for their access.
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