The first training session for Treaty Enforcers will be held at 5pm on Tuesday, April 14th in Epekwitk (Charlottetown, PEI.)
In Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick, provincial governments are unlawfully repressing Mi’kmaw truckhouses which have a lawful, treaty based authorization to “have free liberty to bring for Sale to Halifax or any other Settlement… Skins, feathers, fowl, fish or any other thing they shall have to sell, where they shall have liberty to dispose thereof to the best Advantage” (Treaty of 1752).
Tobacco and cannabis are legal products in Canada, and Mi’kmaw people have the constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty right to sell them tax free. The entirety of Mi’kma’ki – which includes parts of Quebec and all maritime provinces – are unceded lands where Mi’kmaw people have intact rights to trade and economic development.
In a context where provincial governments are acting outside of their authority and jurisdiction by attempting to regulate, tax, and control the Mi’kmaw economy, the Micmac Rights Association is calling for the creation of a “Treaty Enforcement Team” made up of Mi’kmaw and non-Mi’kmaw people who are willing to put their bodies on the line to uphold the law of this land – the law of the Mi’kmaw, the law of the treaties and the law of the Canadian Constitution.
On Tuesday, April 14th from 5pm-8pm the Micmac Rights Association will be holding the first training session for Treaty Enforcers at the Playmakers Club, at 161 Maypoint Rd, Charlottetown, PEI. REGISTER AT THE FOLLOWING LINK ⇒ https://forms.gle/vUJXe2oHXuuHG3D5A or in the form below.
Team members will receive teachings about Mi’kmaw law, treaty law, and Canadian law, and will receive training in de-escalation tactics and lawful means to use their physical presence to enforce treaty rights and to uphold the Canadian Constitution against any of “His Majesty’s disobedient servants” who are violating treaties or the law.
Members of the Treaty Enforcement team will be provided with shirts, hats, and jackets along with treaty and legal information to assist in the accomplishment of their duties.
The Micmac Rights Association, is an Indigenous Governing Body for over 300 Mi’kmaw people from 25 different Mi’kmaw communities. The Association regulates the health and safety of over 70 trading posts operated by its members. For more information see www.micmacrights.com.