In 2020 Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia signed the first Indigenous Collaboration Agreement. This ICA is believed to be the first standalone bilateral arrangement of its kind in the world and aims to promote economic, social and cultural advancement between Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. The Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement recognises the ancestral and spiritual connections of indigenous peoples to traditional lands and waters and their unique contributions to our nations, cultures and economies.
In 2022 a similar Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement was signed between the governments of Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada.
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust has been interested in the implementation of these agreements and has been encouraging the government of Aotearoa New Zealand and other governments to explore additional ICAs where Indigenous Peoples have expressed an interest in bilateral cooperation.
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust 