The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Sermon on the Mount

On June 21, 2021, Canada’s federal parliament passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. This legislation aims at aligning federal laws, institutions and practices with the Declaration as a step towards establishing right relations between Indigenous Peoples and Settler Canadians.

The four sessions outlined below will explore the Sermon on the Mount’s meaning in relation to the history of colonial relationships in Canada and Indigenous resistance to this; the origin, nature and teachings of the Declaration, where things are at in terms of implementing the Declaration in Canada, and how the Sermon on the Mount speaks to this.

While this series will focus on questions of reconciliation and Indigenous justice from a Canadian perspective, global and other national perspectives will be included and are encouraged to participate. All are most welcome to join this engaging conversation.

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