UNDRIP in a northern context
Hiking a mountain on the south shore of Frobisher Bay – not far from Iqaluit.
By Adam Chamberlain
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fter promising to make it happen for some time, in December 2020 the Government of Canada introduced legislation (referred to as Bill C-15) intended to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada (UNDRIP). The government has stated that this is a key step in renewing Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. The stated purpose of the bill is to affirm UNDRIP as a universal, international, human rights instrument with application to Canadian law. The proposed bill provides a framework for the government’s implementation of UNDRIP. Bill C-15 requires the minister (in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples and with other
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All photos courtesy of Adam Chamberlain.
Hunting near Cambridge Bay.
