UNDRIP Implementation
National Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Government of Canada made the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into federal law in June 2021. Now, it’s creating a “National Action Plan” for applying the Declaration to federal laws, policies, and institutions. The draft National Action Plan was released in late March 2023. The AFN Yukon Region has asked Yukon First Nations citizens and governments to tell us what they would like to see included in this National Action Plan.
Following engagement, AFN Yukon developed and submitted a report with recommendations for Canada on its implementation of UNDRIP and the National Action Plan.
Read the AFN Yukon’s final National Action Plan Recommendations Report here.
The Government of Canada made the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into federal law in June 2021. Now, it’s creating a “National Action Plan” for applying the Declaration to federal laws, policies, and institutions. The draft National Action Plan was released in late March 2023. Read it here.
In order to spark conversation about the federal implementation of the Declaration in our region, we developed a discussion paper that offered considerations and recommendations for the National Action Plan from a Yukon First Nation modern treaty context. Read the discussion paper here.
The AFN Yukon Region has asked Yukon First Nations citizens and governments to tell us what they would like to see included in this National Action Plan. We have used this feedback, and our own policy analysis, to make recommendations to Canada – from a Yukon First Nation perspective – for implementing the Declaration. Engagement to date has included:
- March-April: Discussion paper, UNDRIP 101, AFN Yukon survey, virtual open houses, leadership engagements
- Late March: Draft National Action Plan released by Canada, AFN Yukon analysis
- April 3-6: AFN Special Chiefs Assembly
- April 12 & 13: Yukon First Nation roundtables
- April 30: Canada’s NAP Submissions Deadline, AFN Yukon submission shared
- May 1: draft recommendations sent to Yukon First Nations
- May 9 & 10: AFN Yukon online review and feedback sessions on draft recommendations, deadline for written feedback submissions on draft recommendations
- May 15: AFN Yukon’s final submission to Canada
Following engagement with Yukon First Nations leadership, technicians, Elders, youth, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ citizens, and more, the AFN Yukon developed and submitted a report with recommendations for Canada on its implementation of UNDRIP and the National Action Plan.
Read the AFN Yukon’s final National Action Plan Recommendations Report here.
Learn more about the Indigenous rights and freedoms in the Declaration, and understand Canada’s UNDRIP law by clicking through the links below:
