This legislation is dauntingly complex, involving distinct negotiations with more than 200 First Nations and the dismantling of a system built to protect industrial profits over any other interest.
We're building a plane while flying it, says Terry Teegee, chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations. It's unique to anywhere in the world.
What we see in BC is such a deliberate, intentional approach to implement the Declaration, Lightfoot says. We've all been calling for member states to do [similar] legislation.
Almost 150 countries voted for UNDRIP but their support is purely symbolic. Canada is the only country to follow BC's lead in turning UNDRIP into law.
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