Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has not necessarily been in the same rooms as first nations and Métis in the last 10 to 15 years when it comes to UNDRIP legislation in Canada. We have had our positions all the way through. They may have been slightly different from those of first nations or Métis. In the development of the declaration itself, however, Inuit worked very closely with first nations and Métis domestically and internationally and then also with the global indigenous community. We thus really did feel as though we were part of the global effort to create the declaration.
On April 13th, 2021. See this statement in context.