'The Judge Has Dismantled the Land Title System': Richmond Mayor Disputes B.C.'s Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal Land Title Decision

'The judge has dismantled the land title system': Richmond Mayor disputes B.C.'s Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal land title decision

One month ago, a landmark decision from the BC Supreme Court granted the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title over a large portion of land in Richmond, B.C. Now The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond are appealing the decision.

Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are appealing the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for land and fishing rights in an area of Metro Vancouver. The ruling last month granted the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title over a portion of almost 7 1/2 square kilometres of land they claimed in Richmond, B.C., as well as fishing rights along a stret…