On Friday, March 22nd, 2024 Daniel Francis and Trent Francis were found not guilty of obstructing a Fisheries Officer by Judge Sarson of the Dartmouth Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. This is the third Micmac rights case won in the last two months by former National Chief Delbert Riley who has been appearing in court…
Month: March 2024
Join Daniel and Trent Francis in court on March 22nd
All MRA members and supporters are invited to join Daniel and Trent Francis in the Dartmouth Provincial Courthouse at 277 Pleasant Street to hear the verdict in their case on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Amu Leaf wins court victory – conditions dropped!
Chief Riley won a major victory in a Dartmouth courtroom today in appearing for four Mi’kmaw people charged after the Halifax Regional Police raided treaty truckhouse Amu Leaf. The former National Chief raised a constitutional argument that the various provisions of the Treaty of 1752 meant that the conditions imposed on the defendants to not…
Micmac Rights Association becomes Indigenous Governing Body, launches eel and elver fishing plan to assert Micmac rights
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – Over 45 members of the Micmac Rights Association (MRA) gathered for the fourth biannual meeting of the group on Saturday March 9th from 10am to 4pm at the Hampton Inn in Millbrook First Nation. Members came from across Mi’kma’ki, including from Abegweit, Annapolis Valley, Acadia, Eskasoni, Pictou Landing, Sipekne’katik, and Wekope’kwitk First Nations.
Micmac Rights Newsletter #7
The 7th edition of our newsletter is available here and contains an article about the Halifax Regional Police raid on Amu Leaf and a story about Chief Riley’s court victory in Cody Caplin’s fishing case.