British Columbia: Nuu-chah-nulth Nations Celebrate Appeal Court Decision

British Columbia: Nuu-chah-nulth Nations Celebrate Appeal Court Decision   The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously affirmed the right of five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations to harvest and sell any species of fish in their territories (with the exception of geoduck clams). The Court of Appeal upheld a November 3, 2009 decision of the B.C. Supreme Court that recognized the Nuu-chah-nulth as having these rights, based on the central importance of fishing and trading fish throughout their...

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