On Friday, March 22nd, 2024 Daniel Francis and Trent Francis were found not guilty of obstructing a Fisheries Officer by Judge Sarson of the Dartmouth Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. This is the third Micmac rights case won in the last two months by former National Chief Delbert Riley who has been appearing in court…
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Join Daniel and Trent Francis in court on March 22nd
All MRA members and supporters are invited to join Daniel and Trent Francis in the Dartmouth Provincial Courthouse at 277 Pleasant Street to hear the verdict in their case on Friday, March 22, 2024.
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!
List of 54 Mi’kmaw fishers charged with fishery offences
From Ku’Ku’ Kwes News by Maureen Googoo September 25 2023 Editor’s note: Several of these court cases have been updated since this list was initially published on Sept. 25, 2023. Ku’ku’kwes News has been tracking the court cases of 54 Mi’kmaw fish harvesters from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick who are before the Nova Scotia courts for…
Video of March 25th public meeting on Micmac fishing rights
From 2-5pm on Saturday March 25, the Micmac Rights Association held a question and answer session for media members and concerned parties to discuss a series of constitutional questions and legal battles concerning Micmac fishing rights which are currently before the courts.
Honour the Treaties: Respect Micmac Fishing Rights!
Question and Answer Discussion On the Micmac Aboriginal and Treaty Right to Fish: An Update on Current Constitutional Challenges From 2-5pm on Saturday March 25, the Micmac Rights Association will be holding a question and answer session for media members and concerned parties to discuss a series of constitutional questions and legal battles concerning Micmac…
Micmac Rights Newsletter #5
The fifth 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.
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…