The governments of Mexico and Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the rights of Indigenous peoples in both countries following a series of meetings at the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City (Altepetl Mexico).

On Wednesday Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrand and Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly signed the bilateral agreement to modernise cooperation on addressing issues facing Indigenous communities.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were in attendance.

At the summit, also attended by US President Joe Biden, the two nations took first steps outlined within their re-assessed Canada-Mexico Action Plan.

Alongside economic, health and environmental initiatives, the nine-pillar plan includes a range of citizen-focused points including gender equality and women's empowerment, youth engagement, anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

A joint high-level summit on these reconciliation efforts is planned for the future.

"Canada and Mexico recognise the opportunity to jointly build platforms to allow Indigenous Peoples to share best practices, lessons learned, and address common issues in building inclusive societies with Indigenous communities that favour self-reliance, prosperity, and well-being in the region to achieve social justice," the Canadian government said in a statement.