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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.
The purpose of this project is to compile information on consultation frameworks that could be used by First Nations in Canada. It provides legal information in regards to Indigenous rights and governance.
This Kit focuses on development and indigenous peoples, with emphasis on their full and effective participation in all development processes and the need for a genuine partnership in—and ownership with them—of these processes.
This summary report highlights important notes from the UN meetings on indigenous rights. This particular meeting focuses on violence against indigenous women and girls with a focus on indigenous women with disabilities. It briefly references FPIC in relation to healthcare as well.
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.
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…
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) in Toronto has the purpose of providing support to Aboriginal communities in urban settings. This article asks: Does the UAS provide Aboriginal participants with the ability to effectively participant in the consultation process? It is argued that Aboriginal peoples are not effectively participating in UAS consu…