Through the assistance of the MUN executive team, we were honoured to welcome Mr. Kenneth Deer at Champlain, a defender of human, cultural, and economic rights of Indigenous people around the world. His extensive career led him to work in education, news, and international politics. Mr. Deer has also been a leading figure in the drafting of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that was adopted by the United Nations in 2007, a document that recognizes Indigenous people’s right to self-determination but had not been ratified by Canada and four other states until 2016. His…