Pre-emption and how a NGO was able to gain control of First Nation’s territory in B.C. – APTN News
Feb 24, 2026
A reporter’s notes on A Kingcome’s Ransom.
My latest story for APTN Investigates fell into my lap. When I went home last summer for my post-season recharge, or vacation as others call it, there was one issue the entire community was talking about. How can the First Nation deal once and for all with the Nature Trust of BC?
I had no idea what the Nature Trust was. But I was hearing call-outs for direct action. People were telling me that maybe it’s time to go to the media, to the courts.
