Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples Act ([SBC 2019] Chapter 44). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Indigenous peoples Human rights Traditional rights/customary rights Cultural heritage Policy/planning Data collection/reporting Gender Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purposes of this Act are (a) to affirm the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples set out in the Schedule to the laws of British Columbia; (b) to contribute to its implementation, and (c) to support the affirmation of, and develop relationships with, Indigenous governing bodies. Full text English Website www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca