DFO is taking Mi’kmaw fishers’ traps in St. Peter’s Bay, Unama’ki (Cape Breton, NS)
In mid-October, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) seized around 200 lobster traps from Mi’kmaw fishers in Unama’ki (Cape Breton,...
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“We are here to protect our ancestors”: Treaty people come together in face of crisis
In October, treaty people on the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik organized a series of actions in defence of...
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Fredericton city council needs to work on transparency, accountability and consultation: Solidarité Fredericton
Dear Mayor Mike O’Brien and City Councillors of Fredericton, I am writing to you today on behalf of our organization Solidarité...
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Wolastoqey and Fredericton allies rally in solidarity with Mi’kmaw lobster fishers
Today, close to 200 people gathered over the noon hour at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton to support the Mi’kmaw...
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Trapped in conflict: How the corporate megafishery Clearwater, headed by one of Nova Scotia’s richest billionaires, has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki
En français : Conflit violent en Mi’kma’ki: comment la méga-pêche d’un milliardaire de Nouvelle-Écosse a préparé le terrain. Again today, October...
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Peace, friendship and fishing in Mi’kma’ki
This commentary was originally published by the Yellowhead Institute. Last Thursday, October 8, I found myself seated by the sacred fire,...
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“Find Your Way” [video]
In the spirit of this week and for the Wolastoqiyik Sisters in Spirit, here is a music video for the song,...
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Wolastoq Grand Council on NBEX lands: “We are not simply ‘stakeholders’ to be ‘engaged'”
Editor's note: On the evening of September 30 at the city of Fredericton's engagement session on future plans for the NBEX...
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“If you work in health care, you need to be actively anti-racist”: Indigenous health care worker speaks out on death of Joyce Echaquan
Editor's note: Joyce Echaquan filmed the racism she suffered at the Joliette Hospital in Québec, moments before her death on Sept....
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Judge’s ruling in New Brunswick breaks Treaty of 1725
A September 2019 ruling by a judge about a snowmobile grooming hub in New Brunswick contravenes the Treaty of 1725. Now...
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