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Salt marsh on Dorchester Cape to be protected by First Nation – CBC
Nov 14, 2025 Land deemed valuable for its climate role and sacred medicine Some healthy marshland on Dorchester Cape, near the confluence of the Petitcodiac and Memramcook rivers, is being turned over to Fort Folly First Nation, or Amlamgog, for protection and conservation. “The more we can now protect … the better we as a […]
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Mi’kmaw land protectors say they won’t leave mountain even if Nova Scotia passes controversial law
Oct 01, 2025 While the Nova Scotia government works to pass its controversial law that would make it illegal to block forest roads in the province, Mi’kmaw land protectors say they’re not going anywhere. On Sept. 23, the province introduced the Protecting Nova Scotians Act, an omnibus bill that includes everything from strengthening rules around […]
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Islanders invited to share thoughts on land use
September 8, 2025 Islanders are invited to share their experiences, priorities, and ideas to help guide how land is used, protected, and developed across Prince Edward Island. Starting September 8, the government of PEI will launch public engagement on land use. Islanders are encouraged to join conversations on key topics like housing, climate change, coastal […]
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Elsipogtog close to final settlement in 1824 Illegal Taking case [video] – NB Media Co-op
July 17, 2025 Settlement over stolen reserve land could be reached by next year, but larger Mi’kmaq title case could take a decade to resolve, says lawyer Elsipogtog is currently in negotiations with New Brunswick and the federal government over an Indigenous title assertion case and a so-called specific claim. What does this mean? According […]
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Innu protesters block Gull Island to prevent Hydro-Québec site surveying – CBC
Jul 09, 2025 Protesters say they are prepared to stay as long as they can Some members of Labrador’s Innu community are preparing for a marathon protest outside Gull Island to halt Hydro-Québec’s site studies for the proposed hydroelectric project on the lower Churchill River. About 20 protesters gathered on Wednesday evening. Translated to English […]
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Wolastoqey group walks to ancient tree in Lorneville area proposed for development – CBC
Jun 27, 2025 Wolastoqey have been left out of consultation, elder says After an old growth tree was discovered in a part of Lorneville that Saint John council has begun to approve for development, an Indigenous group went out to visit the site for themselves on Thursday afternoon. The walk was led by the Caribou […]
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Respect and dialogue are needed in Wolastoqey title claim – Wolastoqey Nation
March 27, 2025 The Telegraph-Journal published an opinion piece by Graydon Nicholas on March 24, 2025. You can read the full article by clicking here. In the middle of February, Brunswick News published another op-ed piece by retired judge Joseph Robertson expressing his disagreement with the Wolastoqey Nation’s ongoing title claim in New Brunswick. This […]
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PEI Mi’kmaq Reach Historic Milestone with Proposed Settlement of Hog Island Specific Claim
Feb. 24, 2025 The Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nation Councils have accepted an offer from Canada to settle the Hog Island Specific Claim, which was first filed in 1996. The term “specific claims”, refers to claims made by a First Nation against the federal government which relate to the administration of land and other […]
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Landmark Decision by Courts in Wolastoqey Title Claim
WOLASTOQEY TERRITORY – The six Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick have achieved an enormous victory in our Aboriginal title claim in a landmark decision from the New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench. The Province and certain Industrial Defendants brought motions earlier this year to strike the Wolastoqey’s claim, vehemently arguing that where private lands exist, […]
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The Mi’kmaq Epekwitnewaq Kapmntemuow and Parks Canada Sign Co-Management Agreement
From: Parks Canada October 1, 2024 Today, Chief Darlene Bernard, Lennox Island First Nation, Chief Junior Gould, Abegweit First Nation, co-chairs of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced the signing […]
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