climate change

“Fast-Track” to Disaster: BC’s Bill 14/15, Indigenous Rights & the Climate Crisis

As Provincial and Federal laws to expedite resource development proliferate across the country, Indigenous people are being told they will be involved — and to just be patient. However, Janna Wale and Michaela McGuire review BC’s Bill 14 and 15, finding much to be concerned about and an urgency to address it. These concerns relate to Indigenous rights but also the health of the environment — both of which appear to be sacrificed for “fast-tracked” industrial development in the province.

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Resource Development and Indigenous Rights in Northern B.C.: A New Divide and Conquer

As the Land Back Movement in Canada grows, political officials have worked to co-opt and distort the aims of Indigenous people from restitution towards “economic reconciliation.” Meanwhile, the duty to consult and the principle of free, prior and informed consent have also been channelled into the discourse of economic partnerships with industry, which is most

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The Climate Emergency & the Colonial Response

In this brief, Eriel Deranger identifies the critical nature of the climate emergency amidst the dangerous exclusion of Indigenous peoples from environmental decision-making being made by colonial governments. Deranger asks, what does a climate plan look like without consideration of Indigenous rights and what should they look like from [an Indigenous] perspective?

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