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This website provides information and resources on FPIC as a tool of self-determination to assist communities in decision making. We have selected articles, tool kits, videos, voice messages, and community stories about FPIC and consultation.

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Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Reflections on Concepts and Practice
Scientific Paper

2005 - English - Advanced

Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and ...

Joji Cariño

FPIC | Consultation | Decision Making | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | International Law | Land Use Planning | Monitoring | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Indigenous Peoples Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Reflections on Concepts and Practice

This paper explores the rights of Indigenous people in International law, through the frameworks of Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC), and the World Commission on Dams (WCD). Reasons why FPIC is not always upheld in practice are explored through a series of case studies, and policy suggestions from the WCD are that prioritize the recognition of rights and assessment of risks are proposed to combat these problems.

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis People: Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II
Scientific Paper

2015 - English - Advanced

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, I...

Abigail Amartey, Alethea Kewayosh, Joseph Imre et al.

Indigenous Allyship | Pimatisiwin | Canadian Law | Inherent Rights | Pimatsiwin | Self-Determination | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Improving Health Equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis People: Ontario’s Aboriginal Cancer Strategy II

This paper provides an overview of cancer prevalence in FNIM communities and provides suggestions for reducing cancer rates.

Recognize Rights, Free Prior and Informed Consent and Traditional Knowledge in Climate Change Talks
Report

2009 - English - Simple

Recognize Rights, Free Prior and Informed Co...

Tebtebba Foundation

FPIC | Indigenous Governance | Business Practices | Corporate Social Responsibility | Environmental Assessment | Environmental Impact | Land Stewardship | Land Use Planning | Sustainability

Recognize Rights, Free Prior and Informed Consent and Traditional Knowledge in Climate Change Talks

Just as they did in the Bonn Climate Talks in August, indigenous peoples, long unrecognized as “guardians of mother earth,” are making their voices heard as state negotiators gather here in Bangkok for the 2nd week of negotiations that would facilitate an agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Forcing New Directions in Government Policy
Essay

2013 - English - Moderate

Forcing New Directions in Government Policy

Ken Coates, Terry Mitchell

Media Reports | Rights and Legal Framework | Community Engagement | International Law | Monitoring | Pimatsiwin | Self-Determination | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Forcing New Directions in Government Policy

Idle No More challenges to the integrity of the nation state and are not revolutionary. They call on the Government and people of Canada to share national wealth, to adhere to Canadian law, to negotiate new arrangements where existing treaties are insufficient, and to adjust national policy to better suit needs and aspirations.

Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Cultural Considerations
Manual

2008 - English - Moderate

Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communiti...

National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

Informed Decision Making | Pimatisiwin | Community Engagement | Environmental Impact | Land Access | Social & Cultural Impacts | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Cultural Considerations

This document reviews some of the potential issues and concerns that may arise with respect to the cultural dimensions of resource extraction, so as to warn Indigenous communities of potential negative impacts on their cultures. The impacts of development on traditional knowledge and cultural continuity, access to land and natural resources, and diet and nutrition are considered.

Agency Vulnerability, Participation, and the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples
Scientific Paper

2013 - English - Moderate

Agency Vulnerability, Participation, and the...

Stacy Kosko

Indigenous Governance | Consultation | Pimatsiwin | Self-Determination | Traditional Knowledge | UNDRIP

Agency Vulnerability, Participation, and the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples

This paper draws a distinction between the process and the substantive aspects of self-determination, and identifies participation as a key component of the process aspect, defending its importance in decision-making in any residual areas of shared rule between indigenous and non-indigenous groups or entities.

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