Elsipogtog close to final settlement in 1824 Illegal Taking case [video]
Elsipogtog is currently in negotiations with New Brunswick and the federal government over an Indigenous title assertion case and a ...
Tag: Peace and Friendship Treaties
Chief’s calls for audience with King Charles highlights struggle for recognition [video]
Peskotomuhkati Chief Hugh Akagi issued a message Monday to King Charles III, asking the monarch for an audience during his ...
‘Nothing about us without us’: Mi’gmaq group still waiting for Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism
A non-profit organization that represents Mi'gmaq communities in New Brunswick has renewed calls for an independent Indigenous-led public inquiry into ...
Expansion of land for maple syrup producers raises questions about treaty rights, forest management [video]
It might not be the sweet deal the Government of New Brunswick had in mind. When the province announced that ...
Rough Waters provides space to discuss the past and future impact of the Marshall decisions
Mount Allison politics professor Dr. Mario Levesque and his co-editors with the Journal of New Brunswick Studies knew they wanted ...
Mi’gmaq title initiative in New Brunswick part of larger Land Back movement
Last month, eight Mi’gmaq communities in New Brunswick released a statement and a map asserting their jurisdiction in the province. ...
The city of Saint John was not meant to be shared. Are we sharing now?
A few weeks ago, I spoke with Julia Wright on CBC’s Information Morning about how the city of Saint John ...
“Our people will still step up”: Panel reviews treaty rights in light of attacks on Mi’kmaw fishers
Mi'kmaw and Wolastoqiyik scholars say that treaty rights must be respected as Mi'kmaw fishers in Nova Scotia face hostility and ...
No satisfaction: Chief Tremblay calls emergency Wabanaki Confederacy meeting
The Wabanaki Confederacy meeting will be held online, through the videoconference platform Zoom, on the afternoons of Saturday, Nov. 21 ...
DFO is taking Mi’kmaw fishers’ traps in St. Peter’s Bay, Unama’ki (Cape Breton, NS)
In mid-October, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) seized around 200 lobster traps from Mi’kmaw fishers in Unama’ki (Cape ...
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