United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Indigenous governments, organizations and legal aid clinic rebuke Canada for mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples – call for funding and authority to Indigenous governments and organizations

· Financial Post

NEW YORK, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, a coalition of Indigenous governments and organizations and allies are in New York at the 25th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to draw international attention to Canada’s increasing mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples. The Assembly of First Nations, BC First Nations Justice Council, Black Lake Denesuline First Nation, Prince Albert Grand Council, Union of BC Indian Chiefs and Prisoners’ Legal Services are urging Canada to end to the mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples. Read More

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