2023 Rights of Indigenous Peoples (FPIC, UN Declaration, OAS) News Stories


Native American leaders join 70,000 world delegates at climate conference in Dubai (Native News Online) 11/30/2023

The Voice: how do other countries represent Indigenous voices in government? (The Conversation) 9/21/2023

Indigenous peoples are being excluded from a global pool of climate cash (Grist) 9/18/2023

Global Indigenous: Victories over land control, oil and mining (ICT) 8/30/2023

Land grabs have modernized — but they’re just as violent as they've always been (Huffpost) 8/10/2023

Celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (Native News Online) 8/8/2023

What is UNDRIP and what will it mean for Canada? (Canada's National Observer) 6/21/2023

Challenging colonial mining laws: First Nations fight for Indigenous consent (Canada's National Observer) 5/15/2023

How changing the United Nations will help Indigenous peoples and the world (Grist) 5/2/2023

B.C. commits $200 million to implementation of UN Indigenous standard (Vancouver Island Free Daily) 4/27/2023

UNPFII calls for inclusion of indigenous people in socio-economic development, conservation of environment (DownToEarth) 4/26/2023

Free, prior and informed consent ‘is more than just a checklist’ (High Country News) 4/21/2023

Indigenous Peoples must have full representation, participation in decisions affecting their territory, governance, speakers stress at Permanent Forum (United Nations) 4/19/2023

Indigenous leaders: Planetary health and Indigenous health are interdependent (High Country News) 4/19/2023

The largest global gathering of Indigenous leaders begins today at the UN. Here’s what you need to know (Grist) 4/17/2023

First Nations chiefs to debate Trudeau government's draft UNDRIP action plan (CBC News) 4/3/2023

‘Significant step towards reconciliation:’ N.W.T. introduces bill to implement UNDRIP (The Globe and Mail) 3/30/2023

GNWT discusses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Legislative Assembly (MyTrueNorthNow) 3/29/2023

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine (ABC) 3/30/2023

Fiji to adopt UNDRIP (The Fiji Times) 3/16/2023

Australia: Essential ESG: Episode 6 – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Mondaq) 3/3/2023

Five facts about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Niagara This Week) 2/18/2023


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