Petition calls for Aboriginal rightsMennonite Central Committee MCC is encouraging congregations in Canada to sign a petition calling the federal government to establish an independent commission to deal with Aboriginal land and treaty rights. The treaty is a practical expression of this year's Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Initiative, which focuses on "right relations" with the earth and with Aboriginal peoples. Organizers -- 38 Canadian churches, coalitions and church-based organizations -- hope to collect more than 100,000 signatures.  The campaign was kicked off Sept. 25 on Parliament Hill, with church leaders and a representative from the Assembly of First Nations among the first to sign the petition. Rick Zerbe Cornelsen, coordinator of MCC Canada's Aboriginal Neighbours program, signed on behalf of MCC.
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