Tag: Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General)

What the court actually decided about Cowichan Title

by Jodi Spargur • February 11, 2026 • 0 Comments

Controversy over the Cowichan court case continues, so it is good to see that Jodi Spargur is assessing the decision in detail on her Repair Cafe Substack site. Following is the second comment of the (currently four-part) series, with one…

Cowichan Tribes decision is unsettling, confusing . . . and Good News

by Bill Chu • November 26, 2025 • 0 Comments

On August 7, 2025, the British Columbia Supreme Court released the landmark decision, Cowichan Tribes v Canada (Attorney General). While Aboriginal rights and titles had been upheld in significant court decisions before, this is the first case where Aboriginal title was…