The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs has criticized the federal and provincial governments for supporting the Nisga'a Nation's bid to be added as a defendant in the Gitanyow Nation's land rights lawsuit. The Union claims this move undermines unresolved Aboriginal rights and title claims.
The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says the federal and provincial governments are wrongfully choosing sides in a land title dispute between two First Nations .
The Nisga'a Nation says the area claimed by the Gitanyow overlaps with its treaty lands, but both the B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal denied the Nisga'a bid.
First Nations Land Title Dispute B.C. Indian Chiefs Nisga'a Nation Gitanyow Nation Treaty Rights
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