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CRE Explains: The MMIWG and 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan

To mark The National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, we’re breaking down the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan, which came out last summer.

CRE Explains: Federal Election ’21

Over the next month, CRE will make sure that the youth we work with have all the information they need to cast their vote in an informed way. Keep an eye on our online spaces, where we will keep you updated on what each of the parties are promising in their platforms!

CRE Explains: Canadian Budget 2021

In this issue of CRE Explains, we’re breaking down some of the Budget 2021 investments that will impact Indigenous youth and their communities the most.

Policy Forecast: Policy News and Content for Indigenous Youth

At CRE, we are always looking for ways to empower Indigenous youth with the tools they need to inform and unsettle the policies and processes that impact them. Every month, you can come here to learn more about what’s happening in policy - whether that’s at the grassroots or parliamentary level - and how it impacts you, your community, your politics, and your activism.

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The Implementation of UNDRIP in Canada: An Indigenous Youth Perspective

The most direct, efficient, and effective way to decolonize the implementation of UNDRIP and ensure Indigenous communities are invested in its success as a reconciliation framework is to empower those communities to lead the process at every stage, including in interpreting the document itself.

CRE Explains: UNDRIP

UNDRIP at a Glance The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the United…

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Peremptory Challenges

Written by: Jillian Collins What Is It? On October 7, 2020, the highest court in Canada confirmed in  R. v.…