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Call to Action # 43 : United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (43-44)

Position paper today on implementing UNDRIP in Canada

January 24, 2017

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a position paper today on implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The paper outlines Inuit expectations regarding the federal government’s commitment to implementing the UNDRIP. It describes ITK’s preferred approach to working in partnership with the federal government on implementing the critical human rights norms articulated by the document, including through national legislation.