The Politics of Process: B.C.’s Mineral Claims Regime and the Threat of an FPIC Freeze
In this Brief, Minh Do examines the legal and political fallout of Gitxaała v. British Columbia, tracing how B.C.’s mineral claims system permitted companies to acquire rights to Indigenous lands without consultation or consent – all while the province continues to defend state control over decision-making processes and ask what remains in UNDRIP if governments alone decide, when, how, and whether it applies.
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