Monitoring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Standing
Undergraduate
Type of Proposal
Oral Research Presentation
Challenges Theme
Open Challenge
Faculty Sponsor
N/A
Proposal
Dr. Beverly Jacobs, Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Bear Clan, CM, LLB, LLM, PhD, is the appointed Indigenous Human Rights Monitor for the Mohawk Institute Survivors' Secretariat. The Survivors' Secretariat was established in 2021 to organize and support efforts to discover, document, and share the truth about what happened at the Mohawk Institute during its 136 years of operation. The Secretariat will be coordinating protocols and processes in the death investigation, gathering statements, conducting historical research, supporting commemoration initiatives, and coordinating with impacted communities. In this session, participants will learn about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its relevance to the people of Turtle Island.
Grand Challenges
Viable, Healthy and Safe Communities
Monitoring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Beverly Jacobs, Mohawk Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Bear Clan, CM, LLB, LLM, PhD, is the appointed Indigenous Human Rights Monitor for the Mohawk Institute Survivors' Secretariat. The Survivors' Secretariat was established in 2021 to organize and support efforts to discover, document, and share the truth about what happened at the Mohawk Institute during its 136 years of operation. The Secretariat will be coordinating protocols and processes in the death investigation, gathering statements, conducting historical research, supporting commemoration initiatives, and coordinating with impacted communities. In this session, participants will learn about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its relevance to the people of Turtle Island.