The Indigenous Determinants of Health Alliance (IDHA), in partnership with the Ban Ki-moon Foundation, convened a strategic meeting on advancing Biodiversity-related Indigenous issues at the UN Conference of Parties (COP16) in Cali Colombia with Members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Indigenous technical experts, and youth from Indigenous international organizations. The group gathered to strategize on vital issues, such as separating Indigenous Peoples issues from other populations' affairs, Indigenous Rights regarding Digital Sequence Information, Traditional Medicine, and direct financing of Indigenous organizations under the CBD Funding pledges. The IDHA is now accredited under the CBD as an observer and will continue to represent and defend Indigenous issues related to biological diversity.