The Cree Nation Government welcomes the tabling of Bill C-15 – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Bill C-15 provides an essential framework for reconciliation, healing and peace, as well as harmonious and cooperative relations based on the principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith. This legislation will contribute to ensuring that historic injustices, colonialism, and current instances of systemic discrimination can be addressed, while also promoting the inherent rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination and the right of self-government.