Indigenous lawyer Danika Littlechild doesn’t believe the SDGs are compatible with reconciliation. Here’s why.

Author Brennan Doherty
“We’re working in a system that does not have the capacity to truly create space for...Indigenous-led initiatives to implement different Sustainable Development Goals,” she says.

Why It Matters

Successfully achieving the SDGs may be at odds with the spirit of nation-to-nation reconciliation and Indigenous self-empowerment. And without the consent of Indigenous peoples, the federal government would have a difficult time implementing a robust and credible sustainability agenda of any sort.

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