VANCOUVER — On Monday, members of the Cowichan Nation praised elders and those who have gone before them as they celebrated victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim land on the Fraser River used by their ancestors as a summer home in what is now the Metro Vancouver municipality of Richmond, B.C.

BC's attorney general promised to appeal the ruling, saying it could have “significant unintended consequences” over private property rights.{ai:summary}VANCOUVER — The Cowichan Nation celebrated a victory in a years-long legal fight to reclaim Fraser River land near Richmond, B.C., once used by their ancestors as a summer home.They praised elders and those who came before them as the ruling was announced. #history

B.C. to appeal landmark Aboriginal title ruling over land in Metro Vancouver

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