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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.

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Annishinabek Minerals and Mining Community Engagement Sessions
Report

The Anishiabek Nation supports and expresses concerns with recent changes to the Ontario Mining Act. Changes did not go for enough in recognizing Indigenous rights to land; free, prior, and informed consent; funding to build capacity; and protection of cultural sites. These engagement sessions allowed voices of Anishinabek to be heard by the Gover…

Voices of Standing Rock
Video & Podcast

2016 - English - Simple

Voices of Standing Rock

Bill Prouty, Bo Hakala, Dustin Tessier et al.


This 8-part video series tells the stories of the water protectors of Standing Rock, North Dakota in candid interviews with residents of the camp.

Cross-Cultural Competence and Power-Based Rules: A Native American Case Study
Scientific Paper

2008 - English - Academic

Cross-Cultural Competence and Power-Based Rule…

Gelaye Debebe


This article discusses how to navigate relationships between politically unequal organizations. A case study of an Anglo-Navajo inter-organizational relationship is presented to make sense of how a politically dominant group can successfully navigate cross-cultural collaboration. The author argues that reciprocal interdependence through the integr…

Fort Nelson First Nation: Consultation Protocol and Guidelines
Manual

2011 - English - Practical

Fort Nelson First Nation: Consultation Protoco…

Fort Nelson First Nation


This consultation protocol was created by Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) to ensure that development on their territory occurs in a responsible manner that balances the benefits of development with the adverse impacts to their land and community. Their protocol includes the principles and guidelines that must be used when engaging in consultation …

Justified Infringement - A Minimal Impairment Approach
Scientific Paper

2013 - English - Academic

Justified Infringement - A Minimal Impairment …

Luk Senwung


Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is an Indigenous right that has been infringed upon by the Canadian legal system. A notable case is presented where the Supreme Court of Canada’s Sparrow decision laid out a case law in which Aboriginal title was overstepped. To honour obligations to Indigenous peoples, the Crown should adopt the standard o…

Assembly of First Nations Stands with Standing Rock Sioux
News Article

2016 - English - Practical

Assembly of First Nations Stands with Standing…

Assembly of First Nations


The Assembly of First Nations joins Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and Indigenous citizens from across North America in resisting human rights violations arising from Dakota Access LLC’s construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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