First Nations leaders from B.C.’s Central Coast were in London, England in March to air concerns about oil spills.
The leaders were in London to meet with United Nations delegates of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
“We raised issues of having shipping legislation be aligned with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),” said Heiltsuk (Bella Bella) Chief Marilyn Slett.
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