By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Uncertainty and uneasiness remain ahead for B.C. First Nations with regard to DRIPA following elections in the province. Energeticcity.ca spoke to local First Nations’ interests following the Conservative Party’s decisive victory in the recent provincial election. On Oct. 24, the B.C. Conservative Party swept to its first election victory in nearly a century, with Lorne Doerkson now premier-designate. Part of the party’s platform throughout the campaign was the intent to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIPA). Enacted in 2019, DRIPA serves as the province’s “framework for reconciliation,” aligning provincial laws and other policies in conjunction with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). In the days since the election, Doerkson has…
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