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Setting the Record Straight on the Cowichan Title Decision

https://khelsilem.substack.com/p/setting-the-record-straight-on-the

Wasn't sure to post this to /c/indigenous or here, but I figure since the article is largely directed towards white settlers that are angry and unhinged about this court ruling that it would be better placed here.

“Neither Aboriginal title nor fee simple title is absolute. Aboriginal title burdens land upon which fee simple estates have been granted. The exercise and application of Aboriginal title and fee simple title rights require reconciliation.” — Cowichan Tribes v. Canada (2025)

The keyword is reconcile, not seize.