In a major win - the Williams Lake Indian Band won their "Specific Land Claim" ruling against Ottawa where Sugarcane says that reserve land was improperly taken from them in the late 19th century
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Ottawa has until March 31st to decide if it will appeal this ruling. If not - it'll move to the next step where a decision on how much the Williams Lake Indian Band will be financially compensated will be made. No exchange of lands (Crown/Private) will be involved…
~SF
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