FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) would like to congratulate and welcome Chief Annie Bernard-Daisley of We’koqma’q as their new Co-Chair. On April 8, the Assembly called an election for the position of Co-Chair, and Chief Bernard-Daisley was the successful candidate to
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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs – Media Releases
Looking for Answers for Missing Mi’kmaw Woman, Marley Alicia Morris
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2022 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) has been concerned for the whereabouts and well-being missing of 24-year-old Eskasoni First Nation community member, Marley Alicia Morris, last seen on February 18 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. As concerns of the Assembly, along with community
Assembly Supports the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Working Towards Solutions for their Indigenous Clients
December 17, 2021 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) recently met with Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s (MNFC) Executive Director, Pam Glode-Desrochers, to discuss the ongoing concerns with the options available for emergency and homeless shelters for our urban Indigenous population in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). The Assembly
Livelihood Traps Returned to Pictou Landing First Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2021 Today 223 traps seized this fall from Mi’kmaw Harvesters authorized under Pictou Landing First Nation’s Netukulimk Livelihood Fishery Plans were returned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Conservation and Protection (C&P) branch. “Having the harvester’s gear returned today was a welcomed
Assembly Assess Future of Owl’s Head Provincial Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2021 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) has long been concerned with the potential sale of lands at Owl’s Head Provincial Park, a 267.62 ha parcel of Crown land located near Little Harbour and Clam Harbour, Halifax County. The lands were to be