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The work has just begun for the Quw’utsun Nation to recover land title and fisheries rights near the mouth of the Fraser River after the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in the First Nations’ favour, the First Nations' chiefs said.

Four of the five chiefs of the Quw’utsun Nation and their legal counsel from Woodward and Co. held a sometimes emotional press conference on Aug. 11 after the court ruled the First Nations have Aboriginal title over the Tl’uqtinus village lands, which is located on the south shore of Lulu Island that is now in the City of Richmond.

The court also ruled they have the right to fish the south arm of the Fraser River, historically known as the Cowichan River, for food.

Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels (Sulsulxumaat) said the lands w

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