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This website provides information and resources on FPIC as a tool of self-determination to assist communities in decision making. We have selected articles, tool kits, videos, voice messages, and community stories about FPIC and consultation.
This report supports FPIC in Canada and promotes understanding of, and progress towards, its successful negotiation. In Canada, FPIC is unique because the rights of Aboriginal peoples are protected under the Canadian Constitution. This ensures rights confirmed through treaties are protected, however, it does not provide clear guidance on consent.
This United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) report in Mohawk language is an international tool accepted by the United Nations in 2007, to protect the rights of indigenous peoples around the world in regard to their survival, dignity, and well-being (according to Article 43). UNDRIP also protects both collective and…