不列颠哥伦比亚省法院授予努查特拉特民族在努特卡岛的土地所有权。 BC court grants Nuchatlaht Nation title to land on Nootka Island.

在英属哥伦比亚省. The B.C. 诉讼法院已授予努查特拉赫特民族原住民权力, 在诺卡岛的一部分地区, 推翻了下级法院的裁决. Court of Appeal has granted the Nuchatlaht Nation Aboriginal title to a portion of Nootka Island, overturning a lower court decision. 审判员拒绝使用"任意边界",认为它没有反映国家与土地的历史联系. The judges rejected the use of an "arbitrary boundary," finding it failed to reflect the nation's historical connection to the land. 裁决承认第一民族的专属使用该地区狩猎,捕鱼和采集, 并允许他们制定土地利用计划. The ruling acknowledges the First Nation's exclusive use of the area for hunting, fishing, and gathering, and allows them to develop a land-use plan.