From 10am to 6pm, on Saturday Jan 28th, 2023, the Micmac Cannabis Association will be holding its regular biannual meeting. The meeting will be held in Millbrook First Nation, at the community hall. In order to attend and to receive the agenda and information package for the event, please fill out the form below. Meals and…
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Supporters join Chris Googoo at courthouse to defend Micmac Sovereignty and Treaty Rights
BY ADMIN ON NOVEMBER 1, 2022 DARTMOUTH, NS – Over 40 people accompanied Chris Googoo to his court date at the Dartmouth courthouse on October 11th, 2022. Googoo, an Elected Councillor and entrepreneur in Millbrook First Nation, is raising a constitutional challenge to defend his Aboriginal and Treaty rights to sell cannabis on unceded Indian lands…
Upcoming meetings and events in Millbrook First Nation Oct 11-13
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – The Mi’kmaq Rights Association is hosting a number of events from October 11th to 13th in Millbrook First Nation. Stand with Chris Googoo! – 9am Tuesday Oct 11 At 9am on Tuesday, October 11th, there will be a rally at the court house at 277 Pleasant St. in Dartmouth Nova Scotia…
Mi’kmaq Cannabis Newsletter #1
The first edition of the Mi’kmaq Cannabis Newsletter has been published. Hard copies are available from participating Mi’kmaq Cannabis stores, and the PDF version of the newsletter can be viewed here.
A position paper from the Mi’kmaq Cannabis Association
The PDF Version of this document is available here. June 27, 2022 In January of 2022 the Millbrook First Nation Band Council organized a community consultation directed by Claire Marshall. The purpose was to develop a “community perspective on cannabis governance” at Millbrook First Nation. The process was co-ordinated by Claire Marshall and Gerald D….
Chief Del Riley to speak in Millbrook First Nation on April 6th
Former National Chief Del Riley will deliver a presentation entitled: “Decolonization, ‘Moderate livelihood,’ and cannabis as an Aboriginal Right” at 5pm on April 6 at the Legends Gaming Center in Millbrook First Nation. Chief Del Riley is a Hereditary Crane Clan Chief of the Chippewa Nation, a two term Chief of the Chippewas of the Thames…
Chief Del Riley to visit Millbrook First Nation in support of Mi’kmaq cannabis dispensaries
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – Chief Del Riley, the former head of the National Indian Brotherhood and a key figure in negotiating the sections of the Canadian constitution that protect Indigenous rights, will be visiting Millbrook First Nation in the spring of 2022. Chief Riley was planning a visit in early January, but the trip was…
Millbrook chief frustrated with province’s cannabis site expansion
Harry Sullivan · Multimedia Journalist | Saltwire | Feb. 15, 2020 MILLBROOK, N.S. — The province’s decision to exclude First Nations from its expansion of retail cannabis outlets is yet another blow to the efforts by First Nations bands to participate in the process, Millbrook’s chief says. “It’s been an ongoing discussion with the province and…
RCMP raid unlicensed Cole Harbour cannabis dispensaries
Jack Julian · CBC News · Posted: Dec 23, 2020 9 people arrested and charged under federal Cannabis Act Nine people were arrested Wednesday after the RCMP raided five unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the Halifax area. Police say they seized a “significant quantity” of cannabis, cannabis products and cash from the dispensaries on Caldwell Road in Cole Harbour. The businesses operated on…
Pushed to its limits by provincial stalling, Millbrook polls residents on how to proceed with band-endorsed cannabis sales
Harry Sullivan · Multimedia Journalist | Saltwire | June 16, 2020 MILLBROOK, N.S. — Millbrook First Nations residents are being asked for their opinions on how they want the band council to proceed regarding the endorsed sale of cannabis products. Millbrook and other First Nations communities within Nova Scotia have invested in marijuana growing operations and…