e-2069 (Aboriginal affairs)
- Keywords
- Aboriginal languages
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
- All Indigenous languages in Canada are endangered in different ways; none are safe; and most are spoken nowhere else;
- We wish to affirm that section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, includes the right to speak and learn Indigenous languages;
- Article 13.1 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) recognizes that "Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures…"
- Article 13.2 of UNDRIP affirms that "States shall take effective measures to ensure that this right is protected…"
- In May 2016, Canada officially removed its objector status to UNDRIP, thereby affirming Indigenous peoples' linguistic rights;
- Bill C-91, "An Act respecting Indigenous languages" is currently before Parliament;
- 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages;
- Parliament’s good faith and efforts will work towards restoring the 'Honour of the Crown' in regards to Indigenous-Settler relations.
- Open for signature
- February 20, 2019, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 22, 2019, at 9:13 a.m. (EDT)