AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
RESOLUTION
RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges federal, state, local, territorial, and
tribal governments to endorse and implement the United Nations Declaration on the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to enact
legislation that includes:
a) the preparation and implementation of an action plan to achieve the objectives
of the Declaration, including ensuring the laws of the United States are consistent
with the Declaration, conducted in consultation and cooperation with the
indigenous peoples of the United States, and
b) the preparation and delivery of an annual report to Congress on the progress
that has been made towards implementing the measures and achieving the goals
in the action plan