As global technology and economic trends increasingly depend on the exploitation of natural resources in Indigenous territory, the United States must ensure the Indigenous right of consultation is meaningfully codified in US domestic law. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is the most comprehensive enumeration of this right, and Volume XLIX staff editor Rachel Amran argues that as an endorsing nation, the United States should pass its own statutory consultation mandate in line with UNDRIP standards. This post explores the current US legal regime on consultation and international Indigenous rights standards.
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