Explainer Series
What does First Nations
foreign policy mean?
Sarah Leary
First Nations Foreign Policy Fellow
Published: 9 July 2024
This guide is provided as part of the Perth USAsia Centres ‘explainer series’ and is intended for education purposes. It is free to use and share but attribution to the Perth USAsia Centre is required.
First Nations Foreign Policy
↗ First Nations foreign policy seeks to embed the unique experiences and perspectives of indigenous people into a country’s international policy priorities and programs.
When a country adopts a First Nations foreign policy approach to their interactions with the world, it is often based on the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, co-design and reciprocity. This relational approach to diplomacy aligns closely with indigenous ways of knowing and being.
