Hereditary Chief Huy wu qw, Laxele’wuts’aat speaks on the Quw’utsun Nation case
“The Cowichan decision is not and never was about taking away people’s homes or private fee-simple property, the court simply reaffirmed principles that have existed in Canadian law for decades — namely that First Nations title was never automatically extinguished by the Crown. What the ruling clearly calls for is reconciliation processes and the negotiation of treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and not panic.” — Hereditary Chief Huy wu qw, Laxele’wuts’aat.
Hereditary Chief Huy wu qw, Laxele’wuts’aat and the First Nations Summit encourage people to research the real legal facts and information rather than relying on the recent political rhetoric surrounding private property rights and the Cowichan Decision.
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