The founding meeting of the Mi’kmaq Rights Association will be held from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 at the top floor of High Grade at 171 Abenaki Rd. in Millbrook First Nation. For more info, call Chris Googoo at 902-890-1823. In order to attend, please fill out the following form. Loading… If…
Micmac Rights Newsletter #2
The second 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.
Judge dismisses charges against Mi’kmaw business accused of unlicensed cannabis sales
CBC by Erin Pottie September 2 2022 Albert Marshall Jr. is shown in a file photo outside a building that was being used by his business, Bear Buds Trading Post. (Erin Pottie/CBC) A Cape Breton man waited nearly two years to argue for what he says is his right to sell cannabis on reserve lands. But just…
Albert Marshall of Eskasoni FN has had all charges dropped after RCMP refuses to show up in court
Dispensing Freedom, August 29, 2022 Albert Marshall, a Mi’kmaq man from Eskasoni First Nation has had all of his charges dropped after the RCMP refused to show up in court on Monday August 29th to provide evidence about raiding his cannabis shop. Marshall was providing medicine to people in his community in accordance with his…
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….
“You’re actually in a hell of a good position here” Chief Del Riley on cannabis in Millbrook FN
Over 80 community members came out to hear former National Chief Del Riley speak about cannabis as an Aboriginal Right. MILLBROOK FIRST NATION – On Wednesday, April 6th, 2022, former National Chief Del Riley made a presentation on the topic of “Decolonization, Moderate Livelihood, and cannabis as an Aboriginal Right” to an enthusiastic crowd of…
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…
Chief Del Riley on the Canadian Constitution, Aboriginal Rights, and Cannabis
Chief Del Riley is a Hereditary Crane Clan Chief, former leader of the National Indian Brotherhood, past president of the Union of Ontario Indians, and past chairman of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. Among Chief Riley’s many contributions, he helped to author and negotiat Sections 25 and 35 of the Canadian Constitution as the…