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Cowichan Tribes to propose solution protecting private property in January: lawyer
Cowichan Tribes will seek a court path that preserves fee-simple ownership while upholding Aboriginal title after a ruling over Richmond land.
- The Cowichan Tribes will file a proposal in January to protect private property rights while preserving their Aboriginal title in a landmark Richmond, British Columbia case.
- A 2025 ruling on Crown, city and private land in Richmond, British Columbia found Aboriginal title is a "senior interest" compared with fee-simple title, triggering concerns about private property rights.
- Incoming Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson pledged to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA; lawyer David Rosenberg says the case requires the "right attitude."
- The First Nations Leadership Council warned Monday that British Columbia is at a crossroads, with the incoming government capable of creating either a "battleground" or reconciliation.
- Former Conservative leader John Rustad previously argued that "Indigenous rights and private property cannot coexist," calling on the Supreme Court of Canada to resolve the conflict soon.
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Cowichan Tribes to propose solution protecting private property in January: lawyer
VICTORIA — The lawyer for the Cowichan Tribes says they will make a proposal in January that protects private property rights in the landmark Aboriginal title case that the B.C.
·Orillia, Canada
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