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  "path": "/2026/04/02/news/bc-appeals-court-sides-first-nation-over-aboriginal-title-nootka-island",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T16:09:32.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nationalobserver.com",
  "textContent": "A three-judge panel says the BC Supreme Court made three legal errors when limiting the Nuchatlaht Nation's claim over a 201 square kilometre portion of the island, finding the nation had met the test for \"sufficient occupation\" when the British Crown asserted sovereignty.",
  "title": "BC Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island"
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