First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement

First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlement

VANCOUVER -- A First Nation in British Columbia says it was underpaid by millions of dollars in a 2002 settlement with the federal government over land that was given to a different band then sold to a railway more than a century ago.

First Nation says it was shortchanged by millions for land in 2002 settlemen - The Turtle Island News

A First Nation in British Columbia says it was underpaid by millions of dollars in a 2002 settlement with the federal government over land that was given to a different band then sold to a railway more than a century ago. The Lax Kw’alaams Band says in a Federal Court lawsuit that its settlement was valued at $17.75 million, while the Metlakatla Band got $150 million — more than eight times more — for the illegal sale of the same land, in a 2023…