FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2021 Since the launch of the Mi’kmaw Treaty Rights-based fishery in Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw communities in the traditional Mi’kmaw district of Kespukwitk – Acadia, Annapolis Valley, Bear River and Glooscap First Nations – have been working together on a livelihood plan for their shared waters
Category: Rights Implementation
Rights Implementation
Newsletter – September 2021
Our September 2021 Newsletter’s spotlight is on our Lands Department. Click the link below to read the full issue: KMK Newsletter – September 2021 If you were unable to make our September Virtual Community Session, no problem! Here’s the recording so you don’t have to miss out on the information
Newsletter – August 2021
Our August 2021 Newsletter’s spotlight is on our Wildlife Department. Click the link below to read the full issue: KMK Newsletter – August 2021 If you were unable to make our August Virtual Community Session, no problem! Here’s the recording so you don’t have to miss out on the information
37 Mi’kmaw Traps Seized Today in Livelihood Fishery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2021 As Potlotek community authorized livelihood harvesters took to the waters today for opening day of the Spring 2021 season, a Potlotek Netukulimk Fishery Harvester had 37 lobster traps seized by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Conservation and Protection Officers in St. Peter’s Bay,
Communities Working to Revive Ancient Mi’kmaw Customs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2021 Members of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) will be working with their communities to revive traditional and ancient Mi’kmaw customs by looking to our language for guidance. The Assembly is exploring Mi’kmaw concepts found in Wmɨtkik and Nmɨtiknen. Wmɨtkik is an