(Mi’kma’ki) – Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq (Assembly) has announced that Janice Maloney, Executive Director for Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK), has been promoted to the role of Senior Strategic Negotiator for the Made-In-Nova Scotia Process. Janice Maloney, BA, LL.B, LL.M, KC, has worked as the Executive Director for KMK since 2005 and during that
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Newsletter – July 2025
MESSAGE FROM KMK Wli Nipk! Happy Summer! We’re working to continue our quarterly newsletters with this being our third issue of 2025. Our newsletters provide updates on what our team has been working on over the past few months, so if you see anything that you’d like to learn more
ANSMC Condemns Canada’s Short Consultation Period on Bill C-5
The Maw-lukitijik Saqmaq wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on June 17, 2025, about their concerns regarding Bill C-5 and the lack of meaningful consultation with the Mi’kmaq. In the letter, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (ANSMC) criticized the government’s inadequate timeframe for feedback and highlighted
Still No Consultation on Bill 6 & Decisions for Uranium Mining in Nova Scotia
June 13, 2025 Mi’kma’ki – In March, Premier Houston called an urgent meeting with the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) to discuss the plans to lift the decades-long ban on uranium mining. It was during that meeting that the Assembly spoke openly about significant concerns regarding the process,
Newsletter – May 2025
Message from KMK Happy Spring! We’re working to continue our quarterly newsletters again this year, with this being our second issue of 2025. Our newsletters provide updates on what our team has been working on over the past few months, so if you see anything that you’d like to learn