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By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Stk\u2019eml\u00fapsemc te Secwepemc Nation, which comprises Tk\u2019emlups and Skeetchestn, first launched a title case in 2015 in opposition to the proposed Ajax Copper-Gold project near Kamloops. Photo by Province of British Columbia In the months following the ruling in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada, which recognized Quw\u2019utsun Nation\u2019s Aboriginal title rights to parts of \u00a0a former fishing village site in what\u2019s now known as Richmond along the \u00a0south arm of the Fraser River, many across British Columbia and \u00a0particularly those in Kamloops (Tk\u2019eml\u00faps) have wondered: What are the \u00a0implications of land claims on private property rights? Tk\u0313eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc and the City of Kamloops shared a statement Dec. 12, 2025 providing clarity on the Stk\u2019eml\u00fapsemc te Secwepemc Nation\u2019s Aboriginal title claim to… <\/p>\n

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By Macarena Mantilla, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren Stk\u2019eml\u00fapsemc te Secwepemc Nation, which comprises Tk\u2019emlups and Skeetchestn, first launched a title case in 2015 in opposition to the proposed Ajax Copper-Gold project near Kamloops. Photo by Province of British Columbia In the months following the ruling in Cowichan Tribes v. Canada, which recognized Quw\u2019utsun Nation\u2019s Aboriginal title rights to parts of \u00a0a former fishing village site in what\u2019s now known as Richmond along the \u00a0south arm of the Fraser River, many across British Columbia and \u00a0particularly those in Kamloops (Tk\u2019eml\u00faps) have wondered: What are the \u00a0implications of land claims on private property rights? Tk\u0313eml\u00faps te Secw\u00e9pemc and the City of Kamloops shared a statement Dec. 12, 2025 providing clarity on the Stk\u2019eml\u00fapsemc te Secwepemc Nation\u2019s Aboriginal title claim to... <\/p>\n

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