Members of the Nuchatlaht First Nation and supporters rally outside the B.C. Supreme Court before the start of an Indigenous land title case in Vancouver on Monday, March 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of First Nation’s Nootka Island claim
Oct 15, 2026 | 8:17 AM
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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case about a First Nation’s claim to title over a swath of Nootka Island.
The Nuchatlaht First Nation brought a claim for Aboriginal title to about 200 square kilometres of the island, which lies off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
The trial judge found the Nuchatlaht had established title over only portions of the claimed area.
The First Nation challenged the decision in the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
