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Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: April 14, 2024 - 21:09
B.C. formally recognizes Haida Nation’s Aboriginal title to Haida Gwaii
April 14, 2024
In a ceremony beneath a totem pole representing unity, the B.C. government formally accepted that the Haida Nation has Aboriginal title to all one million hectares of the islands of Haida Gwaii, west of British Columbia’s north coast.The unprecedented agreement – which has been decades in the making – was reached outside of the courts or the B.C. treaty process.
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