UNDRIP Training: June 25

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’

Dates: June 25 2014
Location:  GYM- Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre (9516 - 114 Avenue)
Cost: $100 full day includes lunch
Facilitator: Renee Vaugeois

This training program will provide a grounding for participants in better understanding who “indigenous peoples” are and what is meant by “indigenous issues” at the UN level.  The training will provide an understanding of the main UN institutions and processes relating to indigenous peoples and present the main international instruments which constitute the framework for implementing a human rights based approach to development for and with indigenous people. The training will engage an analysis of the relevance and current limitations of the UN framework vis-a-vis indigenous peoples as well as explore the present realities in Canada and how we can work to mainstream indigenous rights.

To register, click here. If you have additional questions, please email info@jhcentre.org. We strive to be as inclusive as possible, if cost is a barrier please let us know!

Training Agenda:

9 am  Welcome a

9.15 am Guest Speaker: Lewis Cardinal
Understanding Kanata and the Foundations of our Nation-Hood

10.15 am Brief History at the UN and Introduction to UN Mechanisms related to Indigenous Peoples

10.45 am Break

11.15 am Defining Indigenous

11.45 am Collective versus Individual Rights

Noon  Lunch (provided)

1.00 pm Guest Speaker: Danika Littlechild
Understanding the Relevance of UNDRIP in the Canadian Context

2.00 pm   UN Special Rapporteur May 2014 Report on Canada: Principal Human Rights Concerns

3.00 pm   Core Elements of Indigenous Rights

4.00 pm    End