Woodward & Co. LLP, and the courageous clients we work with, have led the way on Aboriginal title actions. Strategic and precedent-setting litigation. We represented the first Indigenous group to prove Aboriginal title (Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44). We represent the Cowichan Nation (Quw’utsun Nation) in proving title to the Tl’uqtinus Village Lands and the Aboriginal right to fish for food in the south arm of the Fraser River, in 2025 BCSC 1490, Cowichan Tribes et al v Canada et al, Cowichan Tribes v AGC, the longest trial in Canadian history.
We can provide a review of existing historical and anthropological records, interview your Elders and other knowledge-keepers about your oral history, and provide an assessment of your strength of claim based on the legal tests for Aboriginal title. This information can be useful in the consultation and accommodation context as well – providing important negotiating power.