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.”
Category: Aboriginal Rights
All out to support Amu Leaf!
Join former National Chief Delbert Riley, Amu Leaf spokesperson Thomas Durfee, and members of the Micmac Rights Association for a rally, press conference, and court hearing at 9am at the Dartmouth Courthouse at 277 Pleasant St. to challenge the constitutionality of the bail conditions imposed on Micmac people exercising their rights.
MRA Like and Share Campaign – Over $3000 in prizes
It’s that time of year again. Like and Share and Comment on any and all Micmac Rights Association posts on any of our social media platforms from Feb 27 to March 8th and you’ll be entered to win one of 8 cash prizes. Over $3000 in cash prizes are available, so start sharing now! From…
Support Amu Leaf – Public Meeting with Chief Riley
Read more about this issue here. Chief Del Riley is a Hereditary Chief of the Crane Clan of the Chippewa Nation and the last President of the National Indian Brotherhood. Among his achievements was the development and negotiation of Sections 25 and 35 of the Canadian Constitution which enshrine the protection of Aboriginal and Treaty…
Defend Micmac Rights! Support Daniel and Trent Francis
Daniel and Trent Francis are Micmac fishermen from Pictou Landing who were charged on September 11th 2021 for “obstructing a fishery officer” while exercising their constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Their trial begins on Tuesday, February 20th and continues on the 21st. Come and stand with them!
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…
January 18th – Cody Caplin’s next court date and Public Meeting
UPDATE Jan 17 – Court for Cody Caplin has been postponed until Feb 15th. So the Jan 18th meeting has been postponed until Feb 15th. Sorry for any inconvenience. Come and support Eel River Bar First Nation member Cody Caplin in his constitutional challenge for Mi’kmaq Aboriginal and treaty rights. Cody is being charged for…
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.
Opening statement at Cody Caplin trial by Chief Del Riley Nov 30, 2023
The simple fact is that this trial should not be happening. The accused, Cody Caplin, a member of the Mi’kmaq Nation, is not a criminal. He simply exercised his constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty right as a member of his nation to fish in order to feed himself and his family on his people’s unceded territory. As Indigenous people, the right to survive and feed ourselves from our own lands is the most basic Aboriginal right that we have.
Opening statement from Cody Caplin at trial on Nov 30, 2023
My name is Cody Robert Ralph Brimsacle Caplin. I am a Mi’kmaw man, born and raised in the community of Ugpi’ganjig (Eel River Bar). My ancestors made nation-to-nation treaties with the British Crown, the French Crown, the United States of America, and with other Indigenous nations like the Mohawk Nation. We warred and we made peace. In 1725, my nation began what became our “Covenant Chain” treaty relationship with the British Crown, and this treaty was repeatedly renewed in different locations across Mi’kma’ki.