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Womens rights

Rights of Indigenous women

Author(s): Brenda Gunn
Date Posted: 2025-Mar-28
Publication Date: 2025-Mar-28
Publication Type: Fact Sheet
NWAC Unit: Other
Subject: Human Rights

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Mission Report United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII): 22nd Session

Date Posted: 2023-May-29
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: International
Subject: Mission Report, UNPFII, United Nations, Human Rights

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CFS Final Report: Government Engagement Mechanisms on an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families

Date Posted: 2023-May-19
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: CRGBA
Subject: Racism in Healthcare, Child Welfare, Foster Parents, Fostering, Child and Family Services, Jordan's Principle, Health, Healthcare, Human Rights, Parenting, Family, Child

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CFS Summary Report: Government Engagement Mechanisms On an Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families

Date Posted: 2023-May-19
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: CRGBA
Subject: Racism in Healthcare, Child Welfare, Child and Family Services, Jordan's Principle, Healthcare, Human Rights, Parenting, Family, Child

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Final Report: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Act Implementation

Date Posted: 2023-Apr-14
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: International
Subject: UNDRIP Act, UNDRIP, Human Rights

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FPIC: UNDRIP Informational Resources

Date Posted: 2023-Mar-23
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: International
Subject: FPIC, Prior and Informed Consent, Free, Legal, UNDRIP Act, United Nations, UNDRIP, Human Rights

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Shadow Report for United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Date Posted: 2023-Jan-24
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: CRGBA
Subject: Ableism, Social Protection, UNCRPD, Discrimination, Disabilities, Indian Act, UNDRIP, Human Rights

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Alternative Report: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child – Canada’s Joint 5th/6th Periodic Review

Date Posted: 2022-May-04
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: International
Subject: Children's Rights, UNCRC, Children, Youth, United Nations, Human Rights

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NWAC's Fact Sheet: Accessing Healthcare for 2SLGBTQQIA+ Individuals

Date Posted: 2022-Mar-25
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Fact Sheet
NWAC Unit: Health
Subject: Social Services, Discrimination, 2-Spirit, 2SLGBTQQIA+, Healthcare, Service Providers, Human Rights

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Reparations & Remembrance in Canada for Indigenous Women, Girls & Gender-Diverse Persons

Date Posted: 2020-Apr-20
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: International
Subject: Remediation, United Nations, Reparations, Gender, Calls for Justice, UNDRIP, Human Rights

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Accessibility and Disability for Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People: Informing the new Federal Accessibility Legislation

Date Posted: 2018-Apr-07
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: Health
Subject: Trauma Informed Care, Cultural Safety, Disability Legislation, Disability, Accessibility, Human Rights

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The Right to Water: NACOSAR and Indigenous Women Report

Date Posted: 2010-Feb-16
Publication Date: 2025-Oct-20
Publication Type: Report
NWAC Unit: Environment
Subject: Water Policy, Human Rights, NACOSAR, Water

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