Fisherman Cody Caplin is self-representing in a court battle over Mi’kmaq fishing rights; six days of trial are scheduled in December. BY NEWS EDITOR ON NOVEMBER 20, 2023 CAMPBELLTON, NB – On October 12th, 2023, Mi’kmaw fisherman Cody Caplin appeared in court to fight an attempt by Crown prosecutor Denis Lavoie to summarily dismiss his constitutional challenge as…
Category: Legal
SIGN THE PETITION: Defend the L’nuk Lounge! Stop Criminalizing the Indigenous Economy!
The L’nuk Lounge, a Micmac sovereign cannabis dispensary operating off-reserve in Moncton, New Brunswick in accordance with constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights was raided by “Public Safety” Officers on Wednesday, August 30th, 2023. In letters written on May 2nd, May 4th, July 6th, and August 29th of 2023, L’Nuk Lounge representatives – including former…
We will keep our rights! No more raids! Stand in solidarity with the L’nuk Lounge!
At noon on Tuesday, Sept 5th, join supporters of the L’nuk Lounge at the office of Public Safety minister Kris Austin at 414 Collishaw St. Moncton, to demand that the province respect Micmac rights to trade and uphold the treaties signed by the Crown. The Micmac people never surrendered or sold any land to the…
Videos from the May 29th Micmac Rights meeting on Cannabis Control Law and Custom Election Code
On May 29th, 2023, the Micmac Rights Association held a meeting at Legends, in Millbrook First Nation to discuss the Band Council’s proposed Cannabis Control Law and Custom Election Code. This is a video excerpt from that meeting.
March 22, 2023 Letter to Millbrook Band Lawyer Shelly Martin
There has been an ongoing issue with the Millbrook First Nation Indian Act Band Council attempting to enforce an unconstitutional bylaw that violates Micmac Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. The following is a letter from Millbrook First Nation member Derek Maloney to Band lawyer Shelly Martin. To read the signed PDF version of Derek Maloney’s March…
Thomas Durfee response to Claire Marshall’s letter of August 14th 2023 Re: Cannabis Law and Construction Moratorium Bylaw
There has been an ongoing issue with the Millbrook First Nation Indian Act Band Council attempting to enforce an unconstitutional bylaw that violates Micmac Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. The following is a letter from Millbrook First Nation member Thomas Durfee to Band Administrator Claire Marshall. To read the signed PDF version of this letter below….
Elver eel fishery trials set for Mi’kmaw fishermen in Dartmouth Court
From Ku’Ku’ Kwe News by Haeley DiRisio March 6 2023 Editor’s note: This story was updated to include details of court proceedings that took place on Mar. 6. Several trials involving the treaty right to catch and sell fish are slated to get underway in Dartmouth, N.S. in the next few months. One of those trials…
Micmac Rights Association stands with Daniel Francis in lobster case
BY RPM ADMIN · MARCH 5, 2023 Invoking Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, two former National Chiefs attended Dartmouth courthouse as supporters were barred from court due to nonsensical Covid-19 restrictions. By Real People’s Media DARTMOUTH – When Micmac fisherman Daniel Francis attended the Dartmouth Provincial court on February 15th, 2023 he was accompanied by over a dozen supporters including…
We stand with Daniel Francis!
Daniel Francis is a Micmac fisherman from Pictou Landing who currently resides in Millbrook First Nation. On September 11th 2021 he was charged with “obstructing a fishery officer” and had his lobsters and reefer truck stolen from him while exercising his constitutionally protected Aboriginal and Treaty Rights. At 9:30am Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 Daniel will…
Albert Marshall of Eskasoni FN has had all charges dropped after RCMP refuses to show up in court
Dispensing Freedom, August 29, 2022 Albert Marshall, a Mi’kmaq man from Eskasoni First Nation has had all of his charges dropped after the RCMP refused to show up in court on Monday August 29th to provide evidence about raiding his cannabis shop. Marshall was providing medicine to people in his community in accordance with his…