Reflections from the Coastal Strong Symposium: A Collective Approach to Coastal Protection
Photo: Chief Councillor Marilyn Slett and Kristen Windsor Hosted by the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation...
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Free, Prior and Informed Consent: what it is, and what it requires
The inherent right of Indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), has been...
Read MoreEmerging International Approaches to Indigenous Rights and Climate Governance
Ways in which courts are giving effect to UNDRIP Amanda Nurse Internationally, courts are...
Read MoreCelebrating a Heiltsuk Traditional Washing Ceremony after a human rights settlement – reflections on “effective remedies” for violations of Indigenous rights
In May, representatives of Canadian Tire and Blackbird Security participated in a C̓úx̌va, a...
Read MoreThe DRIPA elephant in the room
On April 2, 2026, Premier Eby announced that his government would suspend key provisions...
Read MoreWill Premier Eby’s Intended Amendments to the Declaration Act Deprive my 88-year-old Father of His Rights Once Again?
by Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor of Heiltsuk Nation Any amendments to BC’s Declaration Act...
Read MoreContinuing the conversation – Reconciliation has legal grounding: the role of courts in giving UNDRIP legal force
Following the B.C. Court of Appeal’s decision in Gitxaała v. British Columbia (Chief Gold...
Read MoreOpinion: Respecting Indigenous rights is good for business
Linda Innes: B.C.’s Declaration Act is good for the economy and should not be...
Read MoreUsing UNDRIP to Make the Police Act Better: Indigenous Law and Meaningful Remedies
In a January 22, 2026 decision, BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner applied the United Nations...
Read MoreContinuing the conversation – History repeats itself: Indigenous rights and a recurring fear of Indigenous prosperity
Public debate has an enduring fondness for panic. Every so often, experts and other...
Read MoreContinuing the conversation: UNDRIP, private property, and the Crown’s unfinished work
On December 16, we hosted a webinar on Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold...
Read MoreUNDRIP: BC laws must conform, and courts may determine if they do not conform
In a landmark ruling, a majority of the British Columbia Court of Appeal has...
Read MoreAll laws must conform with UNDRIP: join us to unpack the landmark Gitxaala decision
On December 5th, the BC Court of Appeal released its judgment in Gitxaala v. British...
Read MoreGitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430: all laws are interpreted consistently with UNDRIP
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has just released it groundbreaking decision in Gitxaala...
Read MoreThe court’s role in reconciliation
We are pleased to post our letter to the BC Supreme Court’s Reconciliation Working...
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