The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is an international human rights instrument that builds and elaborates on how basic human rights and standards apply to Indigenous peoples. This handbook is designed to assist Canadians learn about the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the United Nations in 2007, by providing an introductory overview of the declaration. This handbook aims to assist community leaders and members, lawyers, judges, human rights commissions, academics, teachers, and all Canadians to understand what the UN Declaration is about and its relevance in Canada.