A/HRC/27/67 National Indian Youth Council reported on its advocacy work among urban indigenous peoples. 111. Some indigenous peoples’ organizations noted that their implementation strategies included engagement with the United Nations system, in some instances bringing cases before treaty bodies and in others participating actively in international activities and mechanisms related to the rights of indigenous peoples, such as the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the universal periodic review and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, to secure compliance with the goals of the Declaration. 112. The primary strategy of the National Native Title Council was to advocate for Governments and other organizations to reference actively the principles and goals of the Declaration. This process entailed, inter alia, the inclusion of indigenous representation in relevant legislative, policy and administrative processes, the promotion of the principle of free, prior and informed consent for traditional land owners and making agreements on issues and developments affecting traditional lands and territories. 113. Several indigenous peoples’ organizations indicated that strategies to implement the Declaration were in place, but did not describe them in detail, while several others noted that that they did not have specific strategies. B. Specific legal, policy or other measures to implement the rights in the Declaration 114. In some cases, indigenous peoples’ organizations were not aware of any measures adopted by their respective national Governments to implement the Declaration. Several organizations noted that they had made efforts, without success, to encourage States to adopt specific measures for implementation. 115. One organization noted that the national Government was preparing legislation that would address indigenous issues and that indigenous peoples were being consulted, however, the process was considered to be inconsistent with the Declaration. The proposed bill did not mention the Declaration. 116. In terms of measures taken by indigenous Governments, while the Declaration was not mentioned specifically in the resolution of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe that created the Community for the Advancement of Native Studies, the work of the organization was intended to implement the Declaration. Self-determination and autonomy 117. The Comisión Jurídica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos noted that the 15 annual assemblies of the parliament of the Qollana Aymara people of the Andes had been held in accordance with the form of self-government as envisioned under the ayllu-marka system. Practising traditional forms of governance provided guarantees for its continuity, even where it was not recognized by States. Participation in decision-making, including the obligation to seek to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples 118. One organization noted evidence of the lack of commitment by the Government to upholding the principle of free, prior and informed consent, citing the example of the development by the State of a plan that, although set out as a strategy to attain the goals of the Declaration, was flawed. In particular, the free, prior and informed consent of 16