the Katy Quin and semi Amun naations are renewing a decades long call to have a piece of federal Surplus land returned to them we ask for the return of a portion of our traditional territory this request is not about reclaiming the past but about creating a future where our people can Thrive once more and the land is rightfully hours the 300 acre land is along 192nd Street in C surri kks says it’s the largest piece of Crown Land remaining in their shared territories and would support their cultural and economic future it’s a right thing to do and it’s time it’s our people’s time and we’ll shine we’ll make you proud heppo potato farm leases the land and says it’s vital to BC’s food security the elevation and soil means it cannot be replaced especially for early Harvest about 50% of the potatoes that are produced from May to August come from this field and a lot of other farmers use this field as um a back stop so if it’s raining a lot the orders go to this field so that there can be continuity in the grocery stores but the nation say suggestions that this land is essential for food security are misleading and ignores indigenous rights these are not agricultural lands they are not zoned agricultural lands they are zoned light industrial they are loone zoned employment lands um we continue on regardless of of what will happen in the future the the the the decision and the conversation today is acquisition of lands we have interest in every piece of crown land that becomes available to acquire those lands and bring those lands back whether that’s just for us as samyama or collectively as KYW and samyama kks says they would use the land to benefit their Nations and the entire region but do not have any concrete plans right now great key Global News
Three First Nations in Surrey, B.C., are renewing a decades-long call for a parcel of land within their traditional territory to be returned to them.
The site comprises 300 acres of industrial-zoned land, which the federal government owns.
The majority of the land is currently the site of Heppell’s Farm, a well-known potato farm that has been leasing the land and growing vegetables for five decades.
As Global’s Grace Ke reports, a debate is now growing over reconciliation and food security.
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