Eight days after DFO officers descended on Grand River, Cape Breton with seven vehicles, Mi’kmaw fisher Owen Gould sits down to tell the full story. On June 2nd, 2026, Owen and six others were fishing Gaspereau under treaty rights, catching bait for Mi’kmaw lobster fishermen who are being refused bait by commercial sellers. They were…
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“You’re Not Taking My Trailer”: Mi’kmaw Fisherman Stands His Ground Against Theft
A Mi’kmaw fisherman refuses to back down as DFO officers attempt to seize his trailer during a fishing enforcement action. He reminds officers on the scene of a standing agreement made between Mi’kmaw chiefs and the DFO, that vehicles would no longer be seized. An agreement the field supervisor claims was never conveyed to him….
“This Is My Property”: Mi’kmaw Fisher Stands up to DFO
On June 2nd, 2026 in Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaw fisher reaches his breaking point after being physically pushed by DFO officers while defending his trailer and truck, property that had nothing on it. Officers threaten to seize all four trucks, the trailer, and the ATV, and dangle the trailer back as a bargaining chip to…
Ryan Gould: From Addiction to Purpose
Ryan Gould (Membertou First Nation) speaks on his journey through addiction and recovery, founding the Membertou Men’s Society, and building a plumbing business rooted in indigenous entrepreneurship. He reflects on the role of elders, culture, and brotherhood in healing. Video link: https://youtu.be/p7ETWy8bRJc
Building the Foundation: Del Riley on a Lifetime of Fighting for What Was Already Ours
Video Link: https://youtu.be/w3HM5J4pUBw At 82 years old, Del Riley hasn’t slowed down. On May 31st in PEI, he spoke about how he got pushed into this work decades ago by an elder who saw something in him, how he went on to settle roughly 70 land claims, and what he learned building Indigenous rights frameworks…
How did we get here? A concise, unvarnished account of the history of the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada – Interim Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples April 2019
“In December 2016, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (the Committee) agreed to undertake an ambitious three-part study to identify concrete steps that thefederal government could take to move towards a new relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. For more than 150 years, Canadian policies and legislation attempted tocontrol Indigenous Peoples and…
Court: State lacks authority to prosecute Indian Country pot case
From The Minnesota Reformer by Mike Mosedale February 2, 2026 A Minnesota court dismissed a case against an Ojibwe man who was charged with first degree felony possession of marijuana after police seized more than 7 pounds of cannabis during a raid at his reservation-based tobacco shop. In an opinion issued Monday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that…
Crown drops charges to avoid constitutional challenge over Chief Del Riley’s representation of Mi’kmaq people
Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay stays Excise Act and Criminal Code charges against Connor Paul and Scott Paul in Amherst Provincial Court. AMHERST, NS – Crown Prosecutor Len MacKay dropped serious charges against two Mi’kmaq men in order to sidestep a constitutional showdown over whether former National Chief Delbert Riley can represent Indigenous defendants in court….
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Sept 17th 2025 Statement from the Mi’kmaw gathered at Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunters Mountain) Unamaki, Eastern Mi’kma’ki (Cape Breton, NS)
Mi’kmaw may add their names to the statement here: https://forms.gle/Rbbzz6bHLTqgctrR6. We are the Mi’kmaq heirs of the unceded and sacred lands of our ancestors. We issue this statement on behalf of the Mi’kmaw people who are currently protecting our Nation’s resources, title and rights at Tqamuoweye’katik (Hunter’s mountain). —————————————————————————————————- 1. Collective Representation Now and Beyond…