Recent court rulings about Aboriginal title have muddied the waters about land ownership. Governments need to provide clarity ...

A Haida elder and members of a youth group paddle a canoe in Gwaii Haanas National Park, in 2012. The Haida, B.C. and Ottawa ...

The New Democrats maintain that private land in Haida Gwaii was protected in their agreement with the Haida and the followup ...

The B.C. court has issued another landmark ruling declaring that the Haida First Nation holds Aboriginal title to all of ...

On Country determination for the Wiluna No. 5 Native Title claim marked by community celebrations Cook Government committed to supporting recognition ...

The Musqueam Indian Band is the latest government to announce its plans to appeal the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for land and ...

A U.S. tribe is suing B.C., demanding that it be consulted on development projects and school policy — and it's all thanks to ...

The City of Richmond is joining the B.C. government in appealing a recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that grants Aboriginal ...

In April 2024, the B.C. government agreed to recognize and affirm the Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title to the archipelago on Canada’s west coast. In December, Ottawa did likewise. These agreements ...

Canada’s top court needs to quickly decide whether Aboriginal title overrides private property rights, or risk freezing British Columbia’s economy under years of uncertainty. That’s the pitch from ...

Industrial lands that fall within the boundaries of a Cowichan Nation Aboriginal title claim are seen in an aerial view in Richmond. (Credit: DARRYL DYCK) VICTORIA — The New Democrats and ...