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MKO Asks United Nations to Apply UNDRIP To Legacy Resource Development Agreements
April 28, 2025 Onandaga Territory, United Nations Headquarters, New York – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. Director of Intergovernmental Relations, Brennan Manoakeesick, asked the United Nation Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) to call upon Member states to review all existing Resource Development Agreements with Indigenous Peoples to make sure these legacy Agreements are consistent […]
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MKO Advocates at United Nations to “Make UNDRIP Enforceable in Canada”
United Nations, New York Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO), continues its dedicated efforts at the UN, to make the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) enforceable in Canada. Despite the passage of Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, in 2021, which ensured the Government […]
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Powerful Message from Quebec First Nations Broadcast on Times Square Demands Respect for Their Rights
New York, April 22, 2025 – A striking action took place in the heart of Manhattan, as a message from the Quebec First Nations delegation to the United Nations was displayed for a full 24 hours on one of the iconic billboards in Times Square – one of the world’s most famous and high-traffic locations. […]
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Indigenous leaders meet at United Nations, discuss water, challenges in implementing UNDRIP – APTN News
Apr 21, 2025 Indigenous leaders from around the world are in New York at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. The UNPFII is the largest convening of Indigenous peoples globally where advocates will talk about issues ranging from climate disasters to the effects of critical mineral mining in Indigenous communities. Along […]
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BC Hydro United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Meeting
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 delegate from each community (paid on a first come/first serve basis as funding permits) BC Hydro is committed to implementing, in collaboration with First Nations, the human […]
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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.
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 persistent gap between recognized treaty rights and the actual exercise of those rights. MKO advocates for closing this gap and ensuring that First Nations in Northern Manitoba […]
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls for Full Implementation of the UN Declaration to Protect First Nations Rights
(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 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA), National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples […]
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UNDRIP in Canada: What It Is, Why It Matters, and Its Role in Reconciliation – ICC
In 2007, the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) a global framework for protecting and promoting Indigenous peoples’ rights worldwide. The resolution, which took nearly two decades of negotiations before its formalization, is comprised of 46 articles covering a wide range of subjects. Among these include stipulations on the right […]
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Standing With Gitxaala and Ehattesaht Nations in Upholding the Process of Legislative Reconciliation under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
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 Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation as the hearing of the Nations’ appeals in relation to the Province’s Mineral Tenure Act regime begins in the BC Court of […]
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UNDA Implementation Engagement Session – Summary Report (EN)
On September 20th, 2024, the United Nations Declaration Act (UNDA) implementation engagement session was held at the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s (NWAC) National Headquarters in Gatineau, Canada. The UNDA engagement session was one of the many workshops held during NWACs annual general assembly. The guests included members and delegates from NWAC’s Provincial and Territorial […]
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