Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – First Nations Summit leaders are in Ottawa this week to observe the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) hearing in the Tsilhqot’in Nation case (William v. British Columbia) on November 7, 2013.
First Nations in BC and across Canada have fully supported the Tsilhqot’in leadership in their appeal of the 2012 BC Court of Appeal decision to the Supreme Court of Canada seeking a declaration of their Aboriginal title to their traditional lands and territories.
“The importance of this appeal cannot be overstated. After a long history of government denial, it is finally time for the Supreme Court of Canada to recognize Aboriginal title on the ground – for the first time in Canadian history”, said Grand Chief Edward John of the First Nations Summit political executive.