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One month ago, a landmark decision from the BC Supreme Court granted the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title over a large portion of land in Richmond, B.C. Now The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond are appealing the decision.
The province gave away the land in 1871. Currently, the land in the disputed area is owned by Ottawa, the B.C. government, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the City of Richmond and private third parties. …
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie describes the decision as extrodinary. He feels that Aboriginal title and B.C. traditional land title cannot live side by side
“We have just an unbelievable devastating situation on our hands. The judge has dismantled the land title system, thrown the title to a certain area and potentially the whole province up in the air,” said Brodie. …