On December 16, 2010, at his administration’s second White House Tribal Nations Conference, President Obama announced that the United States would sign the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples.[1] The government’s qualified[2] endorsement of the Declaration—which comprises “the minimum standards for survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world
UNDRIP Implementation
In implementing the recommendations below, it is imperative that Congress and the administration work with state and local governments, make outreach efforts to the wider public, engage in constructive dialogue with civil society, conducting regular and meaningful consultations with indigenous peoples, tribal governments and nations. Full and fair participation of indigenous peoples