Keith Doucette · The Canadian Press ·Original Article Mi’kmaw leaders say they were given no notice before bill was introduced The Nova Scotia government’s proposed move to make it illegal to block forest access roads on Crown lands is being dismissed as heavy-handed and an attempt to ignore Mi’kmaw rights. Several presenters spoke out in opposition Monday during…
Month: September 2025
Mi’kmaw chiefs say legislative changes raising tensions at Cape Breton protest site
Tom Ayers · CBC News · Original Article They say proposed amendments to provincial Crown Lands Act would create ‘aggressive enforcement action’ Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw chiefs say they are not happy with a number of proposed legislative amendments from the provincial government and some of the changes are making matters worse at a protest site in Cape…
Crown drops charges to avoid constitutional challenge over Chief Del Riley’s representation of Mi’kmaq people
Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay stays Excise Act and Criminal Code charges against Connor Paul and Scott Paul in Amherst Provincial Court. AMHERST, NS – Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay dropped serious charges against two Mi’kmaq men in order to sidestep a constitutional showdown over whether former National Chief Delbert Riley can represent Indigenous defendants in court….
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Sept 17th 2025 Statement from the Mi’kmaw gathered at Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunters Mountain) Unamaki, Eastern Mi’kma’ki (Cape Breton, NS)
Mi’kmaw may add their names to the statement here: https://forms.gle/Rbbzz6bHLTqgctrR6. We are the Mi’kmaq heirs of the unceded and sacred lands of our ancestors. We issue this statement on behalf of the Mi’kmaw people who are currently protecting our Nation’s resources, title and rights at Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunter’s mountain). —————————————————————————————————- 1. Collective Representation Now and Beyond…
Mi’kmaw land protector hopes that sharing his son’s story will help protect Hunter’s Mountain
Frederick Sylliboy holding a plaque that was made to honour his son Kris. Photo: Angel Moore/APTN.
Mi’kmaq Media Team Detained by RCMP
On September 13th, 2025 the MRA Media Team was out on assignment, documenting the devastation of unceded Mi’kmaw lands on Hunter’s Mountain. The team was being surveilled by a helicopter they later identified as an Airbus H125, a common civilian helicopter but also used by the Nova Scotia RCMP as requested from the federal branch….
Micmac Rights Association to collect donations for Hunter’s Mountain camp
The Micmac Rights Association executive has decided to accept and transfer donations to the Mi’kmaw rights holders advocating for their rights on Hunter’s Mountain. E-transfer donations may be sent to micmacrights@gmail.com If the sender puts the words “Women’s Council” in their e-transfer note, the funds will be distributed to the women organizing and carrying out…
Letters of support for Mi’kmaq at Hunter’s Mountain
Below you will find a collection of letters of support that come in for the Mi’kmaq protesting logging activity on Hunter’s Mountain, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This page will be updated as more letters of support come in. If you or your organization would like to send a letter of support you can e-mail micmacrights@gmail.com…
Hunters Mountain Protest – Sep. 4, 2025 statement
We, the Mi’kmaq people, will gather at the Hunters Mountain entrance to stand in unity against the ongoing destruction of our lands, waters, and rights. Our resources! For generations, we have been the caretakers of these mountains, rivers, and forests. Yet our voices are ignored while others profit from what is rightfully ours. Logging operations…