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28 Aug John Key apologises to Te Arawa on Crown’s behalf (New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 13:52h in News, Posts

Prime Minister John Key today formally apologised on behalf of the Crown to Te Arawa iwi and hapu for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Crown had breached its obligations under the treaty in past dealings with the iwi, Mr Key said at Owhata...

28 Aug Australia defends Aborigines policy (Al Jazeera)

Posted at 13:51h in News, Posts

Australia has defended a controversial policy that allows for official intervention in remote aboriginal communities, which a UN expert says is discriminatory. James Anaya, a UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights, has criticised the policy, saying it violated international obligations on human rights by imposing...

28 Aug Chiefs kill B.C. aboriginal rights law: Proposals did not go far enough to recognize rights, government told (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 13:48h in News, Posts

The province's aboriginal leaders have killed the government's proposed Recognition and Reconciliation Act, a move that derails Premier Gordon Campbell's “new relationship” with first nations...