ABSTRACT
Indigenous Peoples have been subjected to the coloniser's education system for five hundred years. The state and churches took our children and tried to teach us to be servants of the colonisers. Canada's version of transparency was to expose our Peoples to racism and hatred. There was a perceived idea that our Peoples are not accountable. Governments of states have organised their own groups of Indigenous Peoples who have been recognised by their political masters to make 'decisions' for Indigenous Peoples. Transparency and the attack on our Nations' governments mean that our governments are treated differently to other organisations. Bill C27, An Act to Enhance the Financial Accountability and Transparency of First Nations was introduced and received its first reading in the House of Commons on 23 November 2011. The North America Indigenous Peoples Caucus from Great Turtle Island had problems with the construction of the GA resolution and the rebranding of the 'world conference' as a high-level plenary.
