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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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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The accomplishments of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq youth and elders were acknowledged during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday. Eight people from six Mi’kmaq communities in the province received awards during the Treaty Day ceremony held at the World Trade and Convention Centre. “I would like to congratulate all of you here today...
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Mi’kmaq leaders urged the federal and provincial governments to help pay for commemoration ceremonies to mark the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Grand Chief Membertou in Annapolis Royal, N.S. next year during Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday. “I call upon the premier and Canada to help the Mi’kmaq Association of Cultural...
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The legacy left by the late Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Donald Marshall, Sr. and his son, Donald Marshall, Jr. was honoured during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday. “I’m so glad to see so many people come here this year,” Ben Sylliboy, Grand Chief of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, told more than 600...
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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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Here is the list of scheduled events to take place during Mi'kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax, N.S. September 30 and October 1, 2009.
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Glenn Knockwood’s face lights up with eagerness and enthusiasm whenever he talks about Parkour. It’s an urban sport that combines the skills of running and rock-climbing with the philosophy and discipline of martial arts to overcome physical obstacles in one’s path. The 27-year-old Mi’kmaq man originally from the Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. took...
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq leaders want the federal government to live up to its legal obligations and implement a 1999 landmark court case that guaranteed aboriginal people’s rights in Atlantic Canada to earn a moderate livelihood from the commercial fishery. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, made up of the 13 bands in the...
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