Duty to consult and accommodate

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/duty-to-consult-and-accommodate

1. What does "duty to consult and accommodate" mean?
2. Why do governments have to talk to Indigenous peoples before building projects?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What does "duty to consult and accommodate" mean?It is a rule that says governments must ask Indigenous peoples for their thoughts before doing something that could affect their rights, and if it might hurt those rights, they must try to fix it.
2. Why do governments have to talk to Indigenous peoples before building projects?Because the government must make sure the project doesn't take away Indigenous rights, and they need to listen to Indigenous knowledge and concerns.

Aboriginal Title: The inherent right of Indigenous peoples to their traditional territories, recognized and affirmed by the Constitution.
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC): A principle requiring Indigenous peoples' consent before projects affecting their lands or resources commence.