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Micmac Rights Association offers over $2000 in cash prizes for social media like and share campaign
Share great content, win awesome prizes! From April 17th to April 22nd, every Micmac Rights Association post you like, share, or comment on will get you entered into a draw to win cash and store prizes from participating Micmac retailers. Everyone over 18 can participate and share as much as you want. Winners will be…
NS Mi’kmaw leaders link lack of DFO control over elver eel fishery to shooting of Eskasoni man
From Ku’Ku’ Kwe News by Maureen Googoo April 6 2023 Mi’kmaw leaders in Nova Scotia are accusing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of not doing enough to control the elver eel fishery following an alleged shooting of an Eskasoni man in Meteghan, N.S. “We had previously expressed concerns to DFO about the safety of…
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.
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….
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…