# B.C. First Nations leader says repealing DRIPA would be a ‘declaration of war’

https://mins.news/en/video/117552

- Global News, 2026-10-27 14:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dumGaUMrSzc

> Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson’s election platform includes repealing the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and that remains the plan. The law, enacted in November 2019, requires the provincial government to consult and cooperate with Indigenous Peoples. A First Nations leader says repeal would be considered a declaration of war.

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