Posts Tagged ‘ Wagmatcook ’

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 26, 2012

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January 27, 2012

Pictou Landing band members reject deal to delay Boat Harbour lawsuit; Wagmatcook band councillor pleads guilty to several criminal charges; Two Aboriginal women heading to Chile to work with Indigenous groups; Passamquoddy Tribe in Maine plans wind farm and; Two Atlantic Canada chiefs want Canadians to work with First Nations.
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Top 5 aboriginal news stories in Atlantic Canada to watch in 2010

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January 11, 2010

1. Report on the state of child welfare services in New Brunswick’s aboriginal communities. Last fall, New Brunswick’s Child and Youth Advocate Bernard Richard visited ten First Nation communities in the province to discuss and examine the current state of child welfare services. The review was ordered following the 2008 suicide of a 13-year-old...
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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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