New Zealand and Canada have signed a collaboration arrangement to improve outcomes for Indigenous peoples, both governments announced on Wednesday.
New Zealand Minister for Maori Development Willie Jackson and Canadian Minister for Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu signed the agreement in Wellington during Hajdu’s week-long visit to the small island nation.
The purpose of the arrangement is to support collaboration and information exchange between the Indigenous peoples of both nations around economic, cultural, political, and environmental policy issues, both ministers said.
“Alongside an inspiring all-women Indigenous delegation, I am honoured to sign this Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement on behalf of the Government of Canada,” Hajdu said in a statement….