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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