Survey Raffle and Gift Cards
Survey participants can enter into our raffle to win one of several gift cards: ($50 (10), $100 (1), $150 (1), $200 (1), $250 (1), and $350 (1)). Gift Cards are reflected in Canadian dollars.
Raffle winners will be announced on December 14, 2021.
Definitions and Acronyms
BC DRIPA – The BC government passed Bill 41: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) into law on November 28, 2019. DRIPA establishes the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as the Province’s framework for reconciliation, as called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action.
Disenfranchised – An Indigenous person who has lost their Indian Status and has therefore been deprived of their inherent constitutional rights enshrined by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which provides constitutional protection to the Indigenous Peoples in what is now known as Canada.
Indigenous Governing Body – A council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (e.g. Band Councils, Tribal authorities).
Indigenous Person – “Indigenous” describes any group of people native to a specific region since time immemorial. However, questions regarding Indigenous identity in this survey are specific to Indigenous Peoples recognized by the Canadian government (First Nations (Status or Non-status), Inuit, and Métis).
TRC – The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
UNDRIP – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is an international instrument adopted by the United Nations on September 13, 2007. UNDRIP protects collective Indigenous rights that may not be addressed in other human rights law. In December 2020, the Government of Canada introduced legislation to implement UNDRIP. On June 21, 2021, Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act received Royal Assent.
Section I: Getting To Know You
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Section III: Consultation
Work to implement British Columbia’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has been underway for the past two years.
The BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People’s Act enables new decision-making agreements between BC and Indigenous governing bodies on decisions that directly affect Indigenous Peoples as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous governing body means a council (Band Council), government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Section IV: Action Plan
The British Columbia Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIPA) Act aims to create a path forward that respects the human rights of Indigenous peoples while introducing better accountability, transparency and predictability on behalf of the province. It requires the development of an Action Plan to achieve this alignment over time.
DRIPA requires British Columbia to ensure that all its provincial laws are “consistent with” UNDRIP, through consultation and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples.