BC Studies, no. 204, (Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity, and the Transpacific, 01 09, 2020
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Op-ed piece republished from The Tyee, discusses what the BC Legislature passing Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, might mean for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities in the province.
Summarizes key decisions dealing with: consultation, projects and decision making; injunctions; procedural matters; and Section 35, treaty and other issues during 2019 and the first half of 2020.
Comments on specific components of the Calls for Justice for governments and Calls for Justice for industries, institutions, services and partnerships from a legal standpoint.
Looks at historical and current data for the Dakotas, Montana, and Nebraska; of the 411 cases examined, 69% have occurred since 2000 and from 2017 through 2019 30-40 cases have been reported annually.