The chief of St. Mary's First Nation is speaking out after receiving a leaked email where a Fredericton High School teacher appears to criticize a recent powwow at the school.
The previous minister, Arlene Dunn, resigned from cabinet last week. Higgs has since chosen Natural Resources Minister Mike Holland to take over the portfolio.
As of Truth and Reconciliation Day, flags of the Wolastoqey Nation and the Wabanaki Confederacy will permanently fly at the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick.