A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.
Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation Chief Jerry Jack talks about the title claim they're seeking for declaration of Aboriginal title in pursuit of self-governance and land stewardship during a press conference at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, B.C., on Dec. 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of Chief Maquinna who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in B.C. Supreme Court seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to theHe says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the Gold River-Tahsis areas of northern Vancouver Island, especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.
Jack says the land title case does not make any claims against private land owners, home owners or recreational hunting and fishing operators. Jack says the First Nation decided against pursuing formal treaty talks with the federal and provincial government years ago and has been planning the land title court case “for many decades.”
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