The Sound of Silence: First Nations and British Columbia Emergency Management

• Main Author: Kirk, Courtney
• Other Authors: Newman, Dwight G., Hoehn, Felix, Carter, Mark
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: emergency management; First Nations; Canada; British Columbia; Aboriginal rights; negative rights; recognition rights; constitutional obligations; Isaiah Berlin; South Africa; positive rights; disaster; recovery; planning; mitigation; response; disaster risk management; risk assessment; treaty; local authority; duty to consult; duty to accommodate; s. 35; UNDRIP; self-government; self-determination; honour of the Crown; reconciliation; Sendai Framework
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-08-2241

In this thesis I offer a brief overview of the current legislative, regulatory and treaty frameworks impacting emergency management in British Columbia, with a particular emphasis on Crown-identified First Nation roles. I show that the regime overwhelmingly positions non-First Nation governments, co...