United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Fact Sheet (pdf) (2017)

This fact sheet was produced by the Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers)

We’re hearing more and more about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) these days.  But what is it? What does it say? Where does it come from? Why does it matter? How can it make a difference in the relationship between settlers and Indigenous Peoples in the territory today called “Canada”?