For the first time in Canadian history, a nation has won full Aboriginal title over its claim. In 2024, the BC Supreme Court granted the Nuchatlaht First Nation rights over an 11-kilometre sliver of land on the island north of Tofino. But in a landmark decision, a Court of Appeal panel has ruled the land in question to be much larger—210 square kilometres—and that the Supreme Court judge erred when he drew an “arbitrary boundary.”
[Business in Vancouver]
Canadian First: Nuchatlaht First Nation Wins Legal Victory in Nootka Island Claim
