B.C. First Nation hopes for reconciliation as contentious land claim heads to appeal – CBC

Feb 19, 2026

Unprecedented judgment declared Aboriginal title over privately held land

Canadians should learn more about the history of the land they live on, says Cindy Daniels, chief of Cowichan Tribes, as its legal counsel prepares to defend a contentious land claim involving private property, not far outside Metro Vancouver.

It’s the best way for the public, she says, to understand why the larger Cowichan Nation continues to pursue about 7.4 square kilometres of land, near the south arm of the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., after a court awarded it a smaller portion in August.

“We fought to get back what was ours,” Daniels told CBC News. “We just proved what we knew.”

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