UNDRIP

• UN declaration is focus of government, First Nations meetings in B.C., says grand chief

  This is the seventh B.C. Cabinet and First Nations Leaders' Gathering and it comes three years after the province passed legislation requiring its laws be consistent with UNDRIP.

  Politics

  Nov 29
  
• TRC’s 94 Calls to Action: Progress being made, but more needed, Indigenous advocates say

  "The Calls to Action really are the survivors workplan for the country," said Cindy Blackstock. And while some of the calls have been implemented, others have yet to be realized.

  Canada

  Sep 30
  
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• First Nations leaders renew call to stop B.C. pipeline projects as UN raps Canada

  Both pipelines have government permits and approvals from many elected band councils, but neither have obtained consent from all Indigenous peoples whose land they cross.

  Canada

  May 11
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• Committee hears ‘clear evidence of systemic racism’ in B.C. policing, recommends new legislation

  To address the pervasiveness of discrimination and other service failures, the all-party committee recommended new legislation be drafted to govern policing in the province.

  Canada

  Apr 28
• ‘Absolutely ridiculous’: B.C. parents unable to register their baby’s Indigenous name

  Crystal Smith and Raymond Shaw say they won't register three-month-old λugʷaləs K’ala’ask Shaw until B.C.'s Vital Statistics Agency can accept his name as written.

  Perspectives

  Apr 18
• B.C. unveils actions to fulfill UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples commitments

  The action plan, released on Wednesday, includes commitments to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ inherent rights, interests and legal orders. 

  Politics

  Mar 30
• Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C.’s old-growth deferral process

  Retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond said the government's actions aren't consistent with free, prior and informed consent.

  Environment

  Dec 1, 2021
• Here’s how Canada’s UNDRIP bill was strengthened to reject ‘racist’ doctrine of discovery

  Justice Minister David Lametti says he spent years ``preaching'' to his students about how these doctrines were ``colonialist and destructive.''

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2021
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• Senate clears bill to align Canada’s laws with UN Indigenous rights declaration

  The UNDRIP bill got a rough ride in the Commons and in the Senate, with Conservatives in both chambers raising concerns about potential negative impacts of the legislation.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2021
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• Tahltan Nation, B.C. government sign historic agreement

  The agreement will help ensure sensitive areas aren't open to development, while providing greater certainty for everyone, says the president of the nation's central government.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2021