UNDRIP Case Study Snapshots
Use these summaries to identify rights, responsibilities, and accountability.
Case 1: Standing Rock (Oceti Sakowin)
Issue: Dakota Access Pipeline route across treaty lands and waterways.
Key questions: Was FPIC secured? Who decided, who resisted, and what rights are implicated?
Case 2: S1mi Wind Farms (S1pmi)
Issue: Wind energy development affecting reindeer herding and cultural practices.
Key questions: How do climate goals intersect with Indigenous rights and governance?
Case 3: Amazon Land Defenders (Brazil)
Issue: Illegal logging and land grabs in Indigenous territories.
Key questions: Which UNDRIP articles protect land and security? Who enforces them?
Case 4: Ihum0tao (Aotearoa)
Issue: Development on whenua of significance to mana whenua.
Key questions: How do Treaty and UNDRIP obligations align? What does accountability look like?