Monday, October 27, 2025 – A Canadian tribe’s historic legal victory worries non-Indigenous landowners

A historic legal decision secures tribal land rights over a little more than four square miles within the boundaries of the city of Richmond, British Columbia. The ruling by the provincial Supreme Court sent shockwaves through an enclave of non-Indigenous property owners fearful their land and its monetary value would be handed over to the Cowichan Tribes. If the decision stands, it would have far-reaching implications for tribal land rights across Canada. We’ll hear about the legal and historical significance of the decision.

We’ll also get perspectives on the controversial King Cove Road in Alaska. The Trump administration recently signed off on the proposed 11-mile road which will connect the small Aleutian town through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to an airport. Supporters say it will provide reliable access to emergency medical care, but detractors say it will cause harm to millions of migratory birds who use the refuge as a stopover.

GUESTS

Terry Teegee (Takla Nation),  Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations

Darwin Hanna (Nlaka’pamux Nation), attorney and founding partner of Callison & Hanna

Edgar Tall Sr. (Yup’ik), Chief of the Native Village of Hooper Bay 

Warren Wilson, mayor of King Cove

 

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