Humphrey Lecture: A Dene perspective on Canada, its laws and its institutions
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In the past quarter century Canada’s north and all its residents, especially Aboriginal people, have undergone a remarkable political, democratic, environmental, economic, cultural and geo-political transformation.
Stephen Kakfwi, former North West Territories (NWT) Premier and Dene Nation President, has been at the forefront of all these developments.
His experiences and perspectives on a wide range of historic and contemporary NWT issues make Stephen Kakfwi a popular public speaker at conferences and meetings of resource industries, the academic community, environmental organizations, governments and Aboriginal people.
Stephen Kakfwi can help Canadians to learn more about the north and understand the experiences of the Dene, the contemporary challenges all northerners face, their vision for a self-governing and self-reliant territory, and the importance of all these developments for the rest of Canada.
He has been outspoken in his beliefs on the importance of NWT Aboriginal participation in the northern political and economical mainstream, balancing northern resource development with stewardship of the land, and protecting and preserving NWT Aboriginal languages, culture and traditions.
Mr Kakfwi is also a musician and singer.
About the Humphrey Lecture
The John P. Humphrey Lectureship in Human Rights is an annual lecture on the theme of the role of International Law and Organization in the world-wide protection of Human Rights. The lecture was founded in 1988 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the drafting of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in recognition of the leadership of John Humphrey (B.C.L. 1928) in the elaboration, drafting, and promotion of the Declaration.
