Nuchatlaht First Nation appeals decision recognizing title to only part of claim area – Times Colonist
Sep 18, 2024
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elliott Myers recognized the nation’s Aboriginal title to about 11 square kilometres of Nootka Island, but rejected its claim to a much larger area
The Nuchatlaht First Nation on Vancouver Island’s west coast has appealed a B.C. Supreme Court decision that recognized the nation’s Aboriginal title to only part of its traditional territory on Nootka Island.
In April, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elliott Myers recognized the Nuchatlaht’s Aboriginal title to about 11 square kilometres on the northwestern part of Nootka Island.
Myers had previously rejected the nation’s claim to a much larger area, about 200 square kilometres, of Crown land covering a portion of Nootka Island and much of the surrounding coastline, saying the nation had not proved its claim to the overall area.
