We could wait for a better opportunity to push our rights. If state governments remove the right to self-determination, then the UN as a collective body is acting as a coloniser. Rather than promoting decolonisation, it would merely be continuing the process. This would be a shame on all people from the family of nations. So our land, that encompasses the present states of Canada, United States of America and Mexico, is known as Great Turtle Island.
Every person has a story.
Coming from an oral tradition, story-telling is an old practice and a good way to tell a history of work that has been done at the United Nations and the reasons for that work. She has played an active role in the national and international struggles of many Indigenous Peoples, including the Lubicon Cree and Dineh Nation. Sharon has a Masters of Law degree from the University of Alberta, and is presently a doctorial candidate, writing a thesis on treaty rights of Indigenous Peoples and international law. The UN's recognition of self-determination as a governing principle in the determination of decolonisation, and member states' acceptance of this principle was a primary objective. We have been living under colonial states since Columbus.