First Nation heads to court Monday to assert claim to portion of Nootka Island – Times Colonist
The Nuchatlaht claim covers provincial Crown land that contains Nuchatlitz Provincial Park at the northwest tip of the island, as well as lands granted as private forest tenures to companies such as Western Forest Products.
Representatives of a small First Nation say they’re feeling confident as they prepare for Monday’s court case seeking Indigenous title to 200 square kilometres on Nootka Island, off Vancouver Island’s rugged west coast.
“I have absolutely no doubt that we will win because we believe in who we are,” says Archie Little, House speaker for the Nuchatlaht Tribe, which has about 150 members.
The claim covers provincial Crown land that contains Nuchatlitz Provincial Park at the northwest tip of the island, as well as lands granted as private forest tenures to companies such as Western Forest Products.
