Advocacy
UNDRIPA PROJECT
Informing Canada's Action Plan for UNDRIPA on
First Nations Right to Control their Education Systems

In 2022 and 2023, the First Nations with Schools Collective (FNWSC) conducted broad engagement on First Nations education, with the purpose of informing Canada’s action plan to meet the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as it relates to education.
FNWSC received funding for this engagement from Canada’s Department of Justice. The development of an action plan is a required task of Canada as part of its United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDRIPA), passed in June 2021.
FNWSC consultations included in-person community engagements, national panels, virtual gathering circles and a SURVEY shared with Indigenous elders, academics, legal scholars, community leaders and individuals in First Nations across Ontario and nationally. FNWSC invited participants to share their knowledge and thoughts on what is essential for self-determined First Nations education systems.
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See below for more advocacy efforts

Letter of support and commitment from Ontario Physical Health Education Association
Chiefs of Ontario letter to ministers declaring support for FNWSC
AFN letter to federal ministers stating support for FNWSC's work
February 2023 Submission to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
February 2023 Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on First Nation Education
Ongoing advocacy efforts
Advocacy successes
Full explainer on the UNDRIPA Project (JPEG format)