Joint Statement on B.C. Indigenous Human Rights Legislation Passing Unanimously. BC Government News Release

VICTORIA, BC – November 26, 2019 – Scott Fraser, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Regional Chief Terry Teegee, BC Assembly of First Nations; Cheryl Casimer, First Nations Summit; Grand Chief
Stewart Phillip, Union of BC Indian Chiefs; and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the
Islands and member of Tsartlip First Nation, have issued the following statement:
"Today, we have made history. British Columbia is the first province in Canada to enshrine the
human rights of Indigenous peoples in law. Bill 41, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples act, passed unanimously on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. ..."