Native America Calling: A Canadian tribe’s historic legal victory worries non-Indigenous landowners

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Native America Calling: A Canadian tribe’s historic legal victory worries non-Indigenous landowners

Monday, October 27, 2025

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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 in the province of British Columbia in Canada.

The August 7 ruling by the provincial Supreme Court sent shockwaves through an enclave of non-Indigenous property owners. Some of them are fearful their land and its monetary value would be handed over to the Cowichan Tribes, the largest First Nation by population in British Columbia.

If the decision stands, it would have far-reaching implications for tribal land rights across Canada. Tune into Native America Calling to hear about the legal and historical significance of the decision.

Also, get perspectives on the controversial King Cove Road in Alaska. The Trump administration recently signed off on the proposed 11-mile road that will connect the small Aleutian town through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to an airport.

Supporters say the road will provide reliable access to emergency medical care for Native and other residents. But detractors say it will cause harm to millions of migratory birds who use the refuge as a stopover.

Guests on Native America Calling

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 law firm

Edgar Tall Sr. (Yup’ik), Chief of the Native Village of Hooper Bay, a federally recognized tribe in Alaska

Warren Wilson, mayor of the city of King Cove in Alaska