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Wagmatcook chief demands release of police report into fatal shooting

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October 13, 2009
Wagmatcook Chief Lester Peck speaks at news conference in Halifax on Oct. 13, 2009. Photo by RadioGoogoo.ca

The chief of the Wagmatcook First Nation says it’s taking too long for the RCMP to release its report into the shooting death of band member John Simon in December 2008. “It’s pretty hard for the family and the community,” Chief Lester Peck said at a news conference held in Halifax on Tuesday. “It’s...
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Viola Robinson receives Order of Nova Scotia

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October 7, 2009
Acadia Band member Viola Robinson receives 2009 Order of Nova Scotia. Photo by RadioGoogoo.ca

Aboriginal rights advocate Viola Robinson recalled the hardship and struggles Mi’kmaq people endured over the years as she listened to her biography being read during the 2009 Order of Nova Scotia ceremony on Wednesday. “Back then, it was really tough for the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia,” Robinson told RadioGoogoo.ca following the ceremony. “It was...
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Marshall’s family want chiefs to honour promise

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September 30, 2009
Family of late Donald Marshall, Jr. protest outside of UNSI chiefs meeting in Halifax Sept. 30/09

Simon Marshall says he just wants Atlantic aboriginal leaders to honour a promise they made to his brother, the late Donald Marshall, Jr., to compensate him for his fishing rights court battle. “He spent seven years in court and they offered a settlement to him,” Marshall, 42, said while holding a protest sign outside...
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