2016 - English - Practical
Summary Notes on COP22 and the Forum on Busine…
The COP22 summaries cover the events that occurred at the Indigenous Peoples' Pavilion. With regard to the Forum on Business and Human Rights, the events reported are the ones that have indigenous peoples' rights as the main focus in the discussions.
2016 - English - Practical
The Sustainable Development Goals: New Challen…
This update underlines three outstanding issues to date regarding Indigenous Peoples’ rights : the climate change negotiations related to the upcoming COP22, the increasing need for the voices of Indigenous persons with disabilities to be heard, and the increasing number of discussions concerning Business and Human Rights issues.
2006 - English - Academic
Indigenous Governance: Questioning the Status …
Are Indigenous governments considered government and what is their place in the federal order of Canada? The paper begins with a brief discussion of forms of Indigenous governance. The author then argues that Indian Act band councils are not ‘true’ governments, and that Indigenous governance could be reconciled within the Canadian constitutional o…
2008 - English - Academic
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of In…
This is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2007. The UN Declaration grants Indigenous peoples rights to self-determination, lands and territories, cultural traditions and customs, and free, prior, and informed consent concerning any development or decision-making on their…
2014 - English - Practical
Tsilqhot'in victory bolsters First Nations acr…
Tsilhoqot’in people won a case that was brought to the Supreme Court of Canada over legal title to 1,700 square kilometres of traditional hunting and trapping territories. The ruling gives legal validity to the long-standing Aboriginal claims to territory beyond their reserves. While this ruling does require that governments justify economic proje…
2008 - English - Practical
Update N°81
This update introduces new information regarding the cooperation between the European Union and Indigenous Peoples in the context of the existence of new EU instruments for development and human rights. It also provides a platform for indigenous voices regarding some crucial areas of concern, namely the situation of indigenous women around the wor…