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Recommendation 2:
The National Occupancy Standards should not be used to exclude safe options for women experiencing violence.
As our research shows, the National Occupancy Standards are standing in the way of women accessing affordable units in social housing. Without affordable housing options, women may end up in unsafe situations. Furthermore, there is a common concern that MCFD may become involved due to the size of the unit a women is living in with her children or MCFD is unable to return children to the care of their mother from foster care because she is not able to obtain a big enough unit. The NOS are intended to address habitability and overcrowding issues but as applied as requirements by relevant housing and social service agencies, the unintended consequence is to keep women in unsafe circumstances and limit their freedom to access safe and affordable housing.
We recommend that CMHC clarify that the NOS are guidelines, not regulation and that safety should be established as the main priority for housing women and their children, not number of bedrooms.
As well, we recommend that MCFD educate their workforce so that the National Occupancy Standards are not used as justification for separating women and her children.
As our research shows, the National Occupancy Standards are standing in the way of women accessing affordable units in social housing. Without affordable housing options, women may end up in unsafe situations. Furthermore, there is a common concern that MCFD may become involved due to the size of the unit a women is living in with her children or MCFD is unable to return children to the care of their mother from foster care because she is not able to obtain a big enough unit. The NOS are intended to address habitability and overcrowding issues but as applied as requirements by relevant housing and social service agencies, the unintended consequence is to keep women in unsafe circumstances and limit their freedom to access safe and affordable housing.
We recommend that CMHC clarify that the NOS are guidelines, not regulation and that safety should be established as the main priority for housing women and their children, not number of bedrooms.
As well, we recommend that MCFD educate their workforce so that the National Occupancy Standards are not used as justification for separating women and her children.
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Recommendation 3:
Take tangible steps to turn words into action through a diverse range of implementation initiatives that reflect the minimum standards in the UN Declaration.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to implementation; it will differ based on the context and the community.
As such, it would be beneficial for Indigenous Nations and Crown governments to advance new models of consent-based agreements in a number of different areas, such as aquaculture and community-industry agreements.
A legislative amendment could be made to allow decision-makers to enter into agreements and arrangements with Indigenous Nations, allowing legislative space for self-government.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to implementation; it will differ based on the context and the community.
As such, it would be beneficial for Indigenous Nations and Crown governments to advance new models of consent-based agreements in a number of different areas, such as aquaculture and community-industry agreements.
A legislative amendment could be made to allow decision-makers to enter into agreements and arrangements with Indigenous Nations, allowing legislative space for self-government.
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Recommendation 17:
Support Indigenous Peoples to have the resources needed to develop and administer their own cultural heritage laws, policies, and practices; and to establish agreements that clarify relations with and between federal and provincial governments.
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Recommendation 3:
Support Indigenous communities’ and their Knowledge Keepers’ efforts to revitalize and maintain all forms of Indigenous Cultural Heritage. This support should be through funding for strategic planning and monitoring efforts, capacity building and training, networking and learning opportunities, research and documentation, and infrastructure development.
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Recommendation 11:
Support efforts to understand, document, and record Indigenous place names by:
- Establishing a working group of Indigenous Peoples experienced with the placename process;
- Funding Indigenous communities to undertake dialogue and engagement; and
- Providing funding and staffing resources to the B.C. Geographical Names Office of the Heritage Branch to process and evaluate Indigenous place names applications, including engagement with Indigenous communities.
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Recommendation 12:
Support efforts to map Indigenous cultural heritage traditions across the province through the provision of funding for training and capacity building, research and documentation, learning and knowledge transfer, and informational infrastructure development.
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Recommendation 6:
Support anti-racism initiatives and education for and about Indigenous Peoplesby working with the Ministry of Education and developing resources for public education at all levels.
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Recommendation 2:
Support a central focus on Indigenous peoples choosing how they will organize and govern themselves consistent with the right to self-determination.
Indigenous self-determination is foundational to the UN Declaration.
Historically, self-government agreements have been paternalistic and subject to discriminatory colonial policies.
Advancing Indigenous self-government will require the BC government to invest in the work being implemented by Nations.
The right to self-determination necessarily includes the recognition and revitalization of Indigenous laws and legal systems.
The BC government should support this work apart from achieving agreements on other outcomes (i.e., resources), and without demanding a prescribed Crown role in the rebuilding effort.
Indigenous self-determination is foundational to the UN Declaration.
Historically, self-government agreements have been paternalistic and subject to discriminatory colonial policies.
Advancing Indigenous self-government will require the BC government to invest in the work being implemented by Nations.
The right to self-determination necessarily includes the recognition and revitalization of Indigenous laws and legal systems.
The BC government should support this work apart from achieving agreements on other outcomes (i.e., resources), and without demanding a prescribed Crown role in the rebuilding effort.
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Recommendation 1:
Start by acknowledging that the cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples belongs to Indigenous peoples. Without exaggeration, 99.9% of archaeological sites in B.C., extending back in time more than 10,000 years, are those of Indigenous peoples. Yet Indigenous peoples have had little say in or control over decisions made concerning their study, preservation or destruction.
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Recommendation 8:
Set out measures for special identification, recognition, and protection of intangible heritage. It is recommended that B.C. support the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (the Convention) by articulating in legislation and regulations the means by which intangible Indigenous cultural heritage is identified, recognized, and protected.
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