Ms. Que Banh<p>A Vancouver Island First Nation whose people were the first to greet European explorers in the region almost 250 years ago is taking British Columbia to court, seeking title to their traditional territories and financial compensation.</p><p>Chief Mike Maquinna, a descendent of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ChiefMaquinna" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChiefMaquinna</span></a> who met British explorer Capt. James Cook in 1776, says the claim in <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCSupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCSupremeCourt</span></a> seeks to return decision-making, resource and ecological stewardship to the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Mowachaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mowachaht</span></a> / <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Muchalalaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Muchalalaht</span></a> First Nation.</p><p>He says the province has been acting as the sole decision-making authority in the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GoldRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoldRiver</span></a> / <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Tahsis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tahsis</span></a> areas of northern <a href="https://beige.party/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> especially with regards to the forest resource, without the consent of his nation.</p><p>Hereditary Chief Jerry Jack says the claim filed today seeks title to about 66,000 hectares of land from <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FriendlyCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FriendlyCove</span></a> to Tahsis in the north and <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ButtleLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ButtleLake</span></a> in the east, and an undisclosed amount of financial compensation.</p><p><a href="https://cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-first-nation-whose-ex-chief-met-capt-cook-files-claim-against-b-c-1228788/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-f</span><span class="invisible">irst-nation-whose-ex-chief-met-capt-cook-files-claim-against-b-c-1228788/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousBC</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCFirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCFirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NativeCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativeCanada</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousCanada</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GovernmentOfCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GovernmentOfCanada</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NoConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoConsent</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Landback" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Landback</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TruthBeforeReconciliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TruthBeforeReconciliation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Reparations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Reparations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Decolonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Decolonization</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/IndigenousJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndigenousJustice</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UNDRIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UNDRIP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BCLaw</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CanadianLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CanadianLaw</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Justice</span></a></p>