Nuchatlaht First Nation

• First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

  The Nuchatlaht First Nation wanted title over an area of Crown land that included a portion of Nootka Island and much of the surrounding coastline.

  Canada

  May 12, 2023
  
• Lawyer for First Nation says goal of B.C. land claim case is reconciliation

  The lawyer for a First Nation fighting for title to part of Nootka Island says in his closing argument that the underlying objective of the court proceeding is reconciliation.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2022
  
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• B.C. logging company won’t dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells court

  Lawyer Jeff Echols said the B.C. government disputes the First Nation's claim to 230 square kilometres of land on Nootka Island, off Vancouver Island's west coast.

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2022
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• B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation’s land rights

  The lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in 2017 asserts that the B.C. and federal governments have denied Nuchatlaht rights, in part, by authorizing logging.

  Politics

  Mar 21, 2022