A town hall meeting about the Declaration of the rights of indigenous Peoples act (DRIPA) will be held in Powell River next week.
The act creates a process for alignment of laws with UNDRIP in BC and lays out a path that respects the rights of indigenous peoples while also bringing better transparency and predictability in work between them and BC.
While the act was passed unanimously back in 2019, its implementation is still in the negotiation process, according to the Education Committee of Powell River’s Westview Ratepayers Society.
Guest speaker Michael Bissonnette is a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law who will provide context on land act amendments passed this year and how they relate to DRIPA.
It’s taking place in the community room of Powell River Library on May 7, starting at 7 pm.
