This factsheet provides an overview of three frameworks of consent: The Duty to Consult & Accommodate, Free, Prior and Informed Consent, and Community Conceptions of Consent. This resource was created as part of the Yellowhead Institute Land Back Red Paper. The project of land back is about reclaiming Indigenous jurisdiction: breathing life into rights and […]
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This chart provides a jurisdictional scan of resource revenue sharing in mining and forestry. This resource was created as part of the Yellowhead Institute Land Back Red Paper. The project of land back is about reclaiming Indigenous jurisdiction: breathing life into rights and responsibilities. This Red Paper is about how Canada dispossesses Indigenous peoples from
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This scan accompanies the April 8 Yellowhead brief, The “New Normal”: Defending First Nations Jurisdiction During COVID-19 by Jade Dumoulin. Recommendations made regarding COVID – 19 and it’s impacts on Indigenous peoples are identified through a number of international reports and organized by a several themes including: Decision-making and participation Information & data access Planning
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This chronology covers the Federal Government’s public position, from 2007 – 2020, on Free, Prior, Informed Consent (Article 32). This factsheet accompanies the Special Report, The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Lessons from B.C.
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This guide represents what UNDRIP calls a “standard of achievement to be pursued in a spirit of partnership and mutual respect” for cultural institutions working with Indigenous communities in Canada. These15 points draw on the voices of generations of Indigenous voices – but those who are currently grappling with this pandemic specifically – and the
To reduce the risk of future impending epidemics, the Earth’s biodiversity must be protected. This factsheet proposes how Indigenous nations can lead this protection and how this leadership can ultimately lead to economic resilience, climate action and improved reconciliation. Along with, of course, viral risk reduction. To learn more, read the Yellowhead Brief associated with
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