Dr. Kenneth Deer, in a freewheeling Talk show on 1037 with Joseph John, promoter of this petition, acknowledged that indigenous languages are facing oppression in Canada.

“There are 150 prominent indigenous languages in North America. Google has 108 languages up on its Translate app. Not one of them belongs to this category!”

“ ..(you will possibly find) the President’s puppy on Wikipedia, but not a noted (indigenous) billionaire from Canada...Ken Hill...on it!”

Dr. Kenneth Deer has been active in promoting and defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the UN system for over thirty years. He participated in the Working Group on Indigenous Populations, which drafted the original text of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and in the Working Group on the Draft Declaration, which elaborated and edited the Declaration prior to its adoption by the UN General Assembly in 2007.

He contributed to the debate about the rights in the Declaration and organized the Indigenous Peoples Preparatory Meetings which were important for Indigenous representatives to prepare and strategize for meetings with States.

He has advocated for Indigenous Peoples in many international world conferences such as Racism, Sustainable Development, the Information Society, Climate Change and other conferences.

He has commended the work done by Citizen Canada.
*Dr. Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer's Bio is taken from Peace week/ Dawson College.