On October 26, 2022, the Center for Earth Ethics hosted a forum of Indigenous and global leaders to discuss the key findings and recommendations of the report “Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief.” This report was presented to the United Nations by Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed. Speakers included Fred Davie, Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Betty Lyons, Chief Dwaine Perry, Mona Polacca, Tadodaho Sid Hill, Nazila Ghanea, Karenna Gore, and Ahmed Shaheed. In her remarks, Ms. Lyons highlighted the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address, the Doctrine of Discovery and the ongoing challenges that Indigenous communities face in the United States and beyond.

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