KESPUKWITK – Over 100 people attended the Kespukwitk district organizing meeting held by the Micmac Rights Association on Tuesday, February 11th 2025 at the Old Orchard Inn. The meeting shared information about the ongoing treaty breaking activities of the RCMP who have been rampaging across Mi’kma’ki raiding Mi’kmaw truckhouses and homes, stealing shops, beating up and…
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Micmac Rights Association denounces RCMP violence, theft and treaty breaking as Mi’kmaw truckhouses and homes are raided
Feb 7th, 2025 MI’KMA’KI – On February 4-5 the RCMP raided multiple Mi’kmaw truck houses that were causing harm to no one and operating on unceded Mi’kmaw lands in accordance with constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw aboriginal and treaty rights. The Micmac Rights Association denounces the unlawful actions of the RCMP in raiding treaty truckhouses, violating the…
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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:
Stand up for treaty rights – June 4 Protest in St. John
The Micmac Rights Association cordially invites you to join us as we stand against the Higgs government’s disrespect for Indigenous Treaty Rights and their raids on Micmac truck houses. EVENT DETAILS: BACKGROUNDER On April 26, 2024, and again on May 23, 2024, New Brunswick Public Safety officers unlawfully raided the Gitpu Trading Post (91 Russell…
Video of Chief Del Riley’s talk at the Gitpu Trading Post in St. John
On May 10th, 2024 former National Chief Del Riley spoke to a packed house at the Gitpu trading post at 91 Russell Street. Chief Riley was in St. John to deliver a letter to various local authorities informing them of his correspondence with Public Safety Minister, Kris Austin regarding the April 26th, 2024 raid on the Gitpu Trading Post by Public Safety officers.
Chief Del Riley to speak at Gitpu Trading Post on May 10
Former National Chief Del Riley will be speaking at the Gitpu trading post on Friday at Noon at 91 Russel Street, St. John. See you there!
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…
Halifax Regional Police trample on Mi’kmaq Treaty Rights
In an interview with Dispensing Freedom, Mr. Durfee stated that when the Halifax Regional Police/RCMP – led by Detective Constable Jeffrey Seebold – raided Amu Leaf, the officers displayed significant “ignorance and racism” in their conduct. Durfee says that the officers “ripped all of our treaty materials off the walls and shredded them, tore down all our signage from the walls, and smashed all of our security cameras.”