New Brunswick news: Mi'gmaq First Nations look to claim more land
Eight first nations represented by Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) have taken a step towards asserting title to lands and waters in New Brunswick.
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Eight first nations represented by Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) have taken a step towards asserting title to lands and waters in New Brunswick.
(Photo: Submitted) Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik Chiefs are calling for the resignation of Arlene Dunn, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and MLA for Saint John Harbour, after she opposed a public inquiry into systemic racism in the justice system. The call came a day after the Legislative Assembly debated a motion endorsing the Chiefs’ long-standing call for that public inquiry. Minister Dunn, on behalf of the Higgs government, removed any reference to an inquiry in the motion. “We are outraged by the actions of the Progressive Conservatives yesterday. They gutted a motion calling for an inqui...