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…
Mi’kmaw land protector hopes that sharing his son’s story will help protect Hunter’s Mountain
Frederick Sylliboy holding a plaque that was made to honour his son Kris. Photo: Angel Moore/APTN.
Mi’kmaq Media Team Detained by RCMP
On September 13th, 2025 the MRA Media Team was out on assignment, documenting the devastation of unceded Mi’kmaw lands on Hunter’s Mountain. The team was being surveilled by a helicopter they later identified as an Airbus H125, a common civilian helicopter but also used by the Nova Scotia RCMP as requested from the federal branch….
Micmac Rights Association to collect donations for Hunter’s Mountain camp
The Micmac Rights Association executive has decided to accept and transfer donations to the Mi’kmaw rights holders advocating for their rights on Hunter’s Mountain. E-transfer donations may be sent to micmacrights@gmail.com If the sender puts the words “Women’s Council” in their e-transfer note, the funds will be distributed to the women organizing and carrying out…
Letters of support for Mi’kmaq at Hunter’s Mountain
Below you will find a collection of letters of support that come in for the Mi’kmaq protesting logging activity on Hunter’s Mountain, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This page will be updated as more letters of support come in. If you or your organization would like to send a letter of support you can e-mail micmacrights@gmail.com…
Hunters Mountain Protest – Sep. 4, 2025 statement
We, the Mi’kmaq people, will gather at the Hunters Mountain entrance to stand in unity against the ongoing destruction of our lands, waters, and rights. Our resources! For generations, we have been the caretakers of these mountains, rivers, and forests. Yet our voices are ignored while others profit from what is rightfully ours. Logging operations…
Federal Crown states Treaty of 1752 is ‘un-applicable’ and its status is “uncertain”; Prosecutor and Judge refuse to hear Indigenous testimony about treaty
In a constitutional question being heard in Provincial court in Amherst, Nova Scotia, a Federal Crown brief claims “The status of the 1752 Peace and Friendship Treaty in 2025 is uncertain – either to whom it applies or whether it applies.” Breaking from Supreme Court precedent, the court also barred Indigenous leaders from testifying about…
Mi’kmaw entrepreneur requests Millbrook Chief and Council support in R. v. Marshall cannabis case appeal
August 20th, 2025 Dear Chief Bob Gloade and the Band Council of Millbrook First Nation, I am writing to ask for your public support as I continue to face hardship for upholding constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw Aboriginal and treaty rights by operating a truckhouse selling cannabis on unceded Mi’kmaw lands in Millbrook First Nation. As many…
Micmac Rights Association calls on Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor to uphold truth and reconciliation
On July 3rd, 2025, the Micmac Rights Association (MRA) sent an eight page letter to Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor, Mike Savage, calling for an urgent meeting to address the ongoing criminalization of Mi’kmaq treaty rights. The letter follows up on an informal conversation held between two MRA executive members and the Lieutenant Governor during King…
Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous-owned cannabis stores
By The Canadian Press · Original Article Organizers behind a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents a continued attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. Thomas Durfee said a crowd of more than 100 people gathered at the RCMP detachment in Millbrook First Nation to protest Thursday after…