Mi’gmaq communities file notice of action against New Brunswick to assert their land rights – APTN News

Jul 30, 2024

The group says it wants Crown lands on their territory transferred to Mi’gmaq nations.

Eight Mi’gmaq communities in New Brunswick are suing the provincial government wanting Crown lands on their territory transferred to their nations.

According to a press release from Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated, (MTI), a group that advocates and consults with all eight nations, they filed a title claim against the federal and provincial governments on July 25.

The eight communities represented by MTI — Amlamgog (Fort Folly) First Nation, Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation, Oinpegitjoig (Pabineau) First Nation, Esgenoôpetitj (Burnt Church) First Nation, Tjipõgtõtjg (Buctouche) First Nation, L’nui Menikuk (Indian Island) First Nation, Ugpi’ganjig (Eel River Bar) First Nation and Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation — presented the government documentation and maps showing the unceded, ancestral lands and waters of the Mi’gmaq within the province of New Brunswick, proving their claims to the land.

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