Declaration of First Nations by the Assembly of First Nations

Ideals

  • A Declaration of First Nations

  • Trust

  • Confidence

  • Toleration

Principles

  • We, the Original Peoples of this land, know the Creator put us here.

  • Self-determination

  • Co-existence

  • Diversity

  • Delegation of power
Co-operation and
Sovereignty

  • The Creator gave us laws that govern all our relationships to live in harmony with nature and mankind.

  • Collective co-operation

  • Sovereignty
Rights and Responsibilities

  • The Laws of the Creator defined our rights and responsibilities.

  • Rights and Freedoms

  • Responsibilities
Beliefs

  • The Creator gave us our spiritual beliefs, our languages, our culture, and a place on Mother Earth, which provided us with all our needs.

  • Spirituality

  • Culture

  • Self-determination

  • Connection to the land

 Languages

  • We have maintained our Freedom, our Languages, and our Traditions from time immemorial.

  • History

  • Self-determination

  • Co-existence

  • Diversity
Land

  • We continue to exercise the rights and fulfill the responsibilities and obligations given to us by the Creator for the land upon which we were placed.

  • Connection to the land
Self-Government

  • The Creator has given us the right to govern ourselves and the right to self-determination.

  • The rights and responsibilities given to us by the Creator cannot be altered or taken away by any other Nation.

  • Political

  • Self-determination

  • Self-government

  • Rights and Freedoms

  • Responsibilities
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