Qalipu watchdog group rallying support for new court challenge to membership rules – CBC
Mi’kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland has won previous battles
Feb 24, 2017
A Qalipu watchdog group held a meeting in Corner Brook Thursday night to raise money and rally support for another legal challenge to the First Nation’s controversial enrolment process.
The Mi’kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland (MFNAN) hosted the meeting at Corner Brook Regional High school. Several hundred people were there, including many who had their application to join the Qalipu band rejected or revoked.
The group is looking at fighting the rejections in court, and is represented by Gowlings WLG, a firm that specializes in aboriginal law.
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