Category: Meeting Highlights

On behalf of the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM) Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA) team, KMK presented on their desire to focus work on one specific area at a time.  CMM has recommended that they focus on the Mersey Corridor first to move IPCAs forward effectively and meaningfully, one site at a time. The Assembly approved this approach.   KMK provided an update on the implementation of

KMK provided an update on the Nova Scotia Power Smart Meter install. In September 2020, a community session was conducted and recorded.  KMK requested permission to post the video publicly.  The link to the video was sent to the Assembly for their review first. KMK brought back the recommended land

Meeting Dates:  January 28 & February 11, 2021 via video conferences KMK presented various parcels of land recommended as possible land acquisitions through the Rights Implementation process. The Assembly discussed these lands in depth and also the needs of their communities. No decisions were made, and the Assembly asked for

Representatives from Burchells LLP spoke on the provincial restrictions of buying and selling harvests caught under the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed right of moderate livelihood. Legal options were discussed. The Assembly discussed the appointment of Allister Surrette by the government of Canada to discuss fisheries issues and sought legal

The Forestry Advisory Committee, which is made up of representatives from KMKNO, CMM and UINR, brought forward a request to: add lands in Cape Breton and Eastern Nova Scotia to the Mi’kmaq Forestry Initiative (MFI) Agreement, and for direction from the Assembly to continue the process of parcel selection to