By Zoë Ducklow for The Tyee.
Recent experiences with the federal government have left Prophet River First Nation member Helen Knott wary of government promises.
So while she and other Indigenous people are excited about NDP provincial government commitments to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, words are not enough. And the Site C dam in northeastern B.C., they say, will be the government’s first test of its commitment.
“The vocalization that they’ll adhere to UNDRIP is a start, but it’s about actions,” Knott says. “And Site C is the place to start with it, (Read more…) it’s the issue that’s out front and in everybody’s faces.”