In a constitutional question being heard in Provincial court in Amherst, Nova Scotia, a Federal Crown brief claims “The status of the 1752 Peace and Friendship Treaty in 2025 is uncertain – either to whom it applies or whether it applies.” Breaking from Supreme Court precedent, the court also barred Indigenous leaders from testifying about…
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Mi’kmaw entrepreneur requests Millbrook Chief and Council support in R. v. Marshall cannabis case appeal
August 20th, 2025 Dear Chief Bob Gloade and the Band Council of Millbrook First Nation, I am writing to ask for your public support as I continue to face hardship for upholding constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw Aboriginal and treaty rights by operating a truckhouse selling cannabis on unceded Mi’kmaw lands in Millbrook First Nation. As many…
Micmac Rights Association calls on Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor to uphold truth and reconciliation
On July 3rd, 2025, the Micmac Rights Association (MRA) sent an eight page letter to Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor, Mike Savage, calling for an urgent meeting to address the ongoing criminalization of Mi’kmaq treaty rights. The letter follows up on an informal conversation held between two MRA executive members and the Lieutenant Governor during King…
Join us at noon on Monday, March 10th!
After the Monday March 10th, protest at the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge at Wyse Rd. and Nantucket Ave in Dartmouth, NS., we invite everyone to join us for a feast, speeches and dancing from 2-5pm in the Thistle Room of the nearby Zatzman Sports Complex. Our peaceful protest is about standing up for all Mi’kmaw…
July 31, 2024 MRA letter to Premiers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI
July 31, 2024 TO: Premier Tim Houston of Nova Scotia, <premier@novascotia.ca> Premier Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick <premier@gnb.ca>, Premier Dennis King of PEI <premier@gov.pe.ca>, CC: The Governor General of Canada <info@gg.ca>, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations Gary Anandasangaree <gary.anand@parl.gc.ca>, <David.Coon@gnb.ca>, < Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, <Wayne.Long@parl.gc.ca>, <david.hickey@saintjohn.ca>, <leader@nbndp.ca>, Zach Churchill <ca@zachchurchill.com>, Hal Perry <jhperrymla@assembly.pe.ca>, Claudia Chender <ClaudiaChenderMLA@gmail.com> Pjila’si. We hope this…
Gitpu Trading Post Backgrounder
The following post provides background information and multimedia resources about the recent protest in St. John, NB against the interference of Provincial Public Safety Officers in the lawful exercise of Micmac Aboriginal and treaty rights. Contents on this page include:
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.
Register to attend the March 9th Micmac Rights Biannual Meeting
The Micmac Rights Association is an organization that exists outside and against Canada’s racist Indian Act system. We are building an organization to fight for the inherent sovereign rights of the Micmac people, with a focus on defending our rights to our own fishing, tobacco, and cannabis economies. We are holding our biannual meeting on Saturday, March…
Micmac Rights Newsletter #6
The 6th edition of our newsletter is available here and contains the opening statements of Cody Caplin and Chief Del Riley regarding Cody’s trial for fishing lobster.