FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2017 The Mi’kmaq have a constitutional Right to harvest for a Moderate Livelihood. In the 1999 Donald Marshall ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada found that a series of Treaties signed in 1760-61 by Mi’kmaq and the British Crown are still valid, and that there
Category: Rights Implementation
Rights Implementation
Understanding Family Connections
One of the pillars of the negotiation process is “to revive, promote and protect a healthy Mi’kmaq identity”. Determining who is a Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw beneficiary is an important and critical topic. Our role at Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO) is to gather information from community members on this issue.
The Rights of the Mi’kmaq
Despite being one of the first tribes to have contact with Europeans, our culture and people have survived. The Mi’kmaq are resilient people that stand strong and hold onto our beliefs and to protect our Rights.
We are also the most unique Indigenous peoples in Canada, in terms of the negotiation process