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The Washington state attorney general’s office must now obtain free, prior and informed consent on projects that affect the tribes. It’s a step up from consultation, which, in practice, typically falls short of adequate discourse on projects that include ancestral land. The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples sets a standard mandating consent with Indigenous people “before adopting and implementing legislative or administrative measures that may affect them.” We’ll talk with the tribal president who was instrumental in getting the policy in Washington adopted. We’ll also get a picture of how consent is utilized internationally.
Guests:
Fawn Sharp (Quinault Indian Nation) – President of the Quinault Indian Nation
Bob Ferguson – Attorney General for the state of Washington
Bruce McIvor (Métis) – principal of First Peoples Law
Andrea Carmen (Yaqui Nation) – executive director of the International Indian Treaty Council
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