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
Category: Rights Implementation
Rights Implementation
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
Newsletter – March 2021
Our March 2021 Newsletter’s spotlight is on Mi’kmaw and Aboriginal Rights and Title. Click the link below to read the full issue: March 2021 Newsletter Were you unable to make our March Virtual Community Session? No problem! We just posted the recording so you don’t have to miss out on
DFO Relying on Third-Party Information to Make Decisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2021 There have been statements in the media which incorrectly state that Potlotek First Nation plans to begin their Spring Netukulimk Livelihood season in March. In these statements, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) claims that their decision on how to proceed with