‘Historic’ opportunity for local Indigenous youth at upcoming conference – TBNewsWatch.com

Feathers of Hope holding session for young people to respond to Canada’s UNDRIP action plan.

FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — About 50 Indigenous young people will have the chance to officially respond to, and offer feedback on, a federal action plan to how Canada is adopting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Government of Canada’s 2023-2028 action plan contains over 180 measures to implement the principles of the U.N. declaration. It follows the adoption of the 2021 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which is designed to ensure Canada’s laws are consistent with the declaration. Creating an action plan, in collaboration with Indigenous nations, is one of the key pieces of that legislation.

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