February 6th, 2026

TO: Kwantlen’s Valued Partners, Neighbouring First Nations, & Media

RE: Kwantlen First Nation’s Lawsuit Upholds Kwantlen’s Custom Hereditary system of governance.

Please see the below statement from Kwantlen’s Chief & Council, as well as the full Federal Court Ruling from the lawsuit which was commenced in February 2023 by the Nation’s longstanding hereditaty Chief, Marilyn Gabriel, and Councillors Tumia Knott and Leslie Antone.