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By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews In the province\u2019s highest court, two coastal First Nations argued that all \u201cB.C.\u201d laws must be interpreted consistently with the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP). Members of the Gitxaa\u0142a and Ehattesaht First Nations spent three days in the B.C. Court of Appeal last week, in their latest action involving the province\u2019s Mineral Tenure Act. A lower court ruling in 2023 affirmed the province\u2019s duty to consult \u2014 and has led to reform of the rules which in the past have allowed mining companies to develop on Indigenous lands without obtaining consent. Gitxaa\u0142a and Ehattesaht considered this a partial victory. They now want to see the higher court declare that the Mineral Tenure Act is inconsistent with UNDRIP as… <\/p>\n

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By Amy Romer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews In the province\u2019s highest court, two coastal First Nations argued that all \u201cB.C.\u201d laws must be interpreted consistently with the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP). Members of the Gitxaa\u0142a and Ehattesaht First Nations spent three days in the B.C. Court of Appeal last week, in their latest action involving the province\u2019s Mineral Tenure Act. A lower court ruling in 2023 affirmed the province\u2019s duty to consult \u2014 and has led to reform of the rules which in the past have allowed mining companies to develop on Indigenous lands without obtaining consent. Gitxaa\u0142a and Ehattesaht considered this a partial victory. They now want to see the higher court declare that the Mineral Tenure Act is inconsistent with UNDRIP as... <\/p>\n

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