2 weeks ago - The federal and provincial governments are appealing the B.C. Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of the Quw’utsun Nation, or Cowichan Nation, that found it had “established Aboriginal title” to more than 5.7 square kilometres of land on the Fraser River in Richmond, south of Vancouver.

1 month ago - The City of Richmond, the provincial government, and the Musqueam Nation are all appealing the decision granting Aboriginal title to a 7.5-square-kilometre parcel of land in Richmond to the Cowichan Tribes

August 13, 2025 - B.C. court rules Cowichan First Nation holds Aboriginal title over portions of southeast Richmond, taking precedence over private property.

2 weeks ago - City of Richmond to hold information session with landowners on Cowichan Tribes case | CBC News Loaded ... The City of Richmond has invited registered owners of certain properties on Lulu Island to a meeting next week to help them better understand ...

3 weeks ago - In finding that the Plaintiffs have Aboriginal title over the Cowichan Title Lands — an area of land currently owned by Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (the VFPA), Richmond and private third parties — the Court applied the legal test set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Delgamuukw v. British Columbia[2] to the Plaintiffs’ claim:

October 1, 2025 - This promise was not honoured, and the lands were sold as grants of fee simple, eventually becoming part of the city of Richmond. The Court held that BC did not have the jurisdiction to extinguish Cowichan’s Aboriginal title, and that the Crown grants of fee simple did not displace or extinguish Aboriginal title.

August 9, 2025 - The B.C. Supreme Court has delivered a precedent setting ruling on a land claim brought forward by four First Nations on a huge parcel of land in Richmond. Travis Prasad reports.

August 18, 2025 - He said if the decision stands it will have "massive implications" and "could undermine the whole system of land ownership in British Columbia." "Although the court was only asked to give a 'declaration' in relation to lands held by the City of Richmond and the Government of Canada, the reasoning of the court isn't limited to those lands," he said. Cowichan Tribes win rights and title along Fraser River in B.C.'s Lower Mainland

2 weeks ago - City of Richmond to appeal court decision that grants title to Cowichan Nation

August 12, 2025 - 7 decision in B.C. Supreme Court handed Cowichan Tribes and other First Nations title over a chunk of federal and city land in Richmond that for centuries was used as a summer fishing village by Cowichan Tribes and other Island First Nations ...

The decision affirms the Cowichan hold Aboriginal title to their traditional village lands within the City of Richmond, including lands which are held in fee simple by private parties.

August 9, 2025 - In a decision that is sure to ruffle feathers, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Barbara Young declared the Cowichan Tribes have established Aboriginal title to roughly 800 acres in Richmond.

August 13, 2025 - Here are five key takeaways from ... property and potentially private holdings: The court declared that the Cowichan tribes hold Aboriginal title to specific areas in Richmond, though the exact implications for private property ...

1 month ago - In August, the British Columbia Supreme Court granted four First Nations tribes the title to government-held lands near Richmond's Fraser River, settling a long legal battle that began in 2019.

The Cowichan Tribes relied on extensive oral histories, lay witnesses, expert testimonies and historical documents and records to support their claim of having a connection to the Claim Area, sufficient to establish Aboriginal title.

1 month ago - On Aug. 7, Supreme Court of B.C. Justice Barbara Young largely agreed with the plaintiffs, ruling that title to 7.5 square kilometres of land around Tl’uqtinus, a former seasonal fishing village in what’s now known as the City of Richmond, belongs to five First Nations that make up Quw’utsun.

1 month ago - The City of Richmond appeals BC Supreme Court decision allowing Aboriginal title on municipal, federal and private lands on the Fraser Rivers' south arm.

2 weeks ago - WATCH | Court ruling grants Aboriginal ... clarity after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled the Cowichan Tribes have aboriginal title over a parcel of land in Richmond, B.C....

August 12, 2025 - The B.C. government will appeal a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that gives the Cowichan Nation title to a large parcel of land in Richmond, along with fishing rights on the Fraser River. Richard Zussman and Keith Baldrey have full coverage.

August 12, 2025 - We are aware of the BC Supreme Court of British Columbia decision in favour of the Cowichan Alliance’s claims of Aboriginal title to 780 acres in south Richmond, British Columbia, on the south arm of the Fraser River.