In December 2020, the First Peoples’ Cultural Council published the “Recommendations for Decolonizing British Columbia’s Heritage-Related Processes and Legislation” at the request of the First Peoples’ Heritage, Language and Culture Council to conduct directed research and analysis of the BC Heritage Branch’s policies, programs, guidelines and laws. The report emphasizes Indigenous rights in relation to Indigenous cultural heritage. It recommends the establishment of jurisdictional and statutory decision-making authority over Indigenous cultural heritage by Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 2:
Apply Call to Action 43 from the TRC as it pertains to each of the policies reviewed: 43. We call upon federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to fully adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Recommendation 4:
Identify and eliminate any influence of colonial doctrines, including the Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius, on ICH and more generally.
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