B.C.’s Supreme Court officially recognized the Haida Nation’s aboriginal title to the Haida Gwaii islands on Sept. 5.
The Supreme Court recognition affirmed an April 2024 decision between the Haida Nation, B.C., and Canada in granting land title rights to all of the Haida Gwaii islands north of Vancouver Island, B.C., apart from public infrastructure and private land.
NDP MLA Spencer Herbert celebrated the recognition Sept. 10, saying he was headed to Haida Gwaii with Minister of Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson to meet with the Haida Nation council and local government, business, and community leaders.
“Negotiations, and collaborating together for a better future is the best path forward, creating opportunity, prosperity, and certainty for all,” Herbert wrote in a Sept. 10 post on X. …