Assembly of First Nations (AFN) – National Forum on the United National Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA)

The AFN will host the National Forum on the UNDA on February 4-5, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

The National Forum will feature plenary sessions and facilitated discussions focused on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and will discuss best practices and approaches to implementing First Nations’ rights. The forum will also offer discussion sessions for First Nations to provide integral feedback on the implementation of the UNDA 2023-28 National Action Plan.