Cowichan Tribes definition

Cowichan Tribes means the self-governing collective of Cowichan Tribes people who hold rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 as represented by Council;

Cowichan Tribes means Cowichan, an autonomous self-governing First Nation and a “band” within the meaning of the Indian Act, and any successors to Cowichan;

Cowichan Tribes means the Cowichan Tribes First Nation;

Examples of Cowichan Tribes in a sentence

• Pursuant to the 2014 Fire Suppression agreement between the City and Cowichan Tribes, the latter is responsible for its share of the costs of the 2015 Fire Hall upgrade project.

• K'ómoks First Nation, Qualicum First Nation, Tla’amin Nation, Snaw’Naw’As Nation, Te’Mexw Treaty Association, We Wai Kai Nation, Stz’uminus First Nation, Lake Cowichan First Nation, Halalt First Nation, Lyackson First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, Cowichan Tribes, Laich-kwil-tach Treaty Society, Nanwakolas Council, We Wai Kum Nation, Xwemanlhkwu (Homalco) First Nation.

• It is home to eight local First Nations: Cowichan Tribes, Ditidaht First Nation, Halalt First Nation, Lake Cowichan First Nation, Lyackson First Nation, Malahat First Nation, Penelakut Tribe and Stz’uminus First Nation.

• As a result, Cowichan Tribes, together with the Cowichan Valley Regional District, the BC Ministry of Environment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Catalyst Paper and the Pacific Salmon Commission, contracted Westland Resource Group Inc.

• Planner Youmans presented a staff report dated May 25, 2016 regarding the Cowichan Tribes - Sansum Narrows Designated Use Area.

• At that time, seven Cowichan cultural groups came together to create Cowichan Tribes as one band.45 Cowichan Tribes have always asserted their inherent Indigenous rights and responsibility for governance and institutions, and because they didn’t sign a treaty, they affirm to this day that rights and title of their traditional lands were never relinquished.

• Outcomes of Improved GovernanceThe CWB’s presence and work have improved relationships between local government and Cowichan Tribes, stimulated more balanced and open dialogue and motivated willingness and commitment to collaborate on watershed issues.

• Cowichan Tribes and others in the watershed realized that a proactive and formal approach to governance and management was crucial to balance water supply and demandand increase the watershed’s resilience.

• The 14-member CWB is co-chaired by Cowichan Tribes and the Cowichan Valley Regional District.

• Cowichan Tribes did enter the BC Treaty Process in 1993 and joined other Nations on Vancouver Island to create the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group46 in 1994.fnfc — protecting water our way /// 35 L-R: Field trip at Catalyst Weir on Lake Cowichan, by FNFC; Cowichan Bay, by FNFC.

More Definitions of Cowichan Tribes

Cowichan Tribes means the Cowichan Tribes, a First Nation listed in the schedule to the First Nations Land Management Act;