3rd Webinar | BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (1:29:35)
Webinar Series on “Indigenous Peoples and the Law”
This program contains 1.5 CPD hours in all Canadian provinces. Participants can claim up to 1.5 hours of CPD with the LSBC, including 1.5 hours of Practice Management credit.
This webinar was recorded on November 4, 2020 thanks to the technical support of Courthouse Libraries BC.
Overview
Our third webinar will discuss the implementation of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP/the Declaration) in British Columbia. The speakers will cover the importance of the rights set out in UNDRIP, the legislated mechanism to give effect to those rights in British Columbia and what crucial changes the law will bring for Indigenous People in the Province.
Speakers
- Regional Chief Terry Teegee, British Columbia Assembly of First Nations (Takla Lake First Nation)
- Professor Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe), Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia; Senior Associate Counsel, Woodward & Company (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation)
Moderator
- Professor Bradford Morse, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University