AFN Releases Progress Report on Canada’s Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – “Accelerated Action is Needed Now”
Press Release (October 29, 2025 – Vancouver, BC) – As the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (AFN) hosts its 22nd Annual General Meeting and delegates from across the region…
Fourth annual progress report on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Press Release From: Department of Justice Canada August 21, 2025 On August 20, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the…
BC Hydro UNDRIP Implementation Meeting Summary Proceedings Report DRAFT
Press Release BC Hydro held a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) Annual Implementation Meeting with the support of the First Nations Energy and Mining…
Statement by National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on Recent Remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Press Release (June 4, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak responded today to controversial remarks by Minister of Justice Sean Fraser made yesterday, in…
BC Hydro United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Meeting
Press Release When: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, from 9:00am – 4:00pm Where: Westin Bayshore Vancouver (Cypress Room) + Virtual Option RSVP for Access Links: mark.blom@fnemc.ca Participation Funding: $400 for 1…
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) presented its submission to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, highlighting the critical issue of Indigenous Peoples’ right to traditional economies.
Press Release February 13, 2025 With a deep focus on securing food sovereignty and the top priority to hunt, fish, and gather in Canada, this report sheds light on the…
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Full Implementation of the UN Declaration to Protect First Nations Rights
Press Release (February 6, 2025 – xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, Vancouver, BC) – Yesterday, speaking at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Forum on the…
Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
Press Release January 20, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) stand together with Gitxaala…
On 17th Anniversary of UN Declaration, FNLC Calls for Ongoing Implementation of Groundbreaking Legislation
Press Release (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) Today, the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) marks the 17th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on…
Anniversary of global adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: No backtracking on solemn commitments to human rights and reconciliation
Press Release September 13, 2024 Statement In a landmark decision earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada concluded that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples…
