Assembly of First Nations wants federal UNDRIP plan delayed, slams consultation process – CBC

Apr 06, 2023

Emergency resolution says there’s been ‘grossly inadequate time’ for First Nations to provide input

The Assembly of First Nations is urging the Canadian government to delay tabling its action plan on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by a year, after a working draft of the plan met with disappointment and resistance at a chiefs’ conference this week in Ottawa.

In an emergency resolution passed Thursday morning, First Nations leaders urged the Liberals to amend the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act to delay the plan or, if that fails, amend the plan after tabling it following more consultation.

The action plan is due in June 2023, two years after the legislation received royal assent, unless the law is amended.

“The draft action plan signals the ineffectiveness of the federal government to envision reconciliation that includes the full recognition of First Nations inherent and treaty rights, title and jurisdiction,” the resolution says, blasting the plan for clinging to the status quo.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/afn-undrip-draft-plan-delay-1.6803777

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