October 30, 2020 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) has received information indicating the Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ Conservation and Protection Department may be moving in to seize community authorized gear and traps from the Mi’kmaw Moderate Livelihood fishery across Nova Scotia. The Assembly condemns this action
Month: October 2020
Assembly Meeting – October 29, 2020
The Assembly welcomed Chief Annie Bernard-Daisley of We’koqma’q officially to the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs table. KMKNO provided an update on the consultation on the Avon River Aboiteau bridge replacement. The Assembly directed KMKNO to seek funding to hire an engineering firm to do a third-party analysis of
Assembly Responds to Recent Community Announcements
October 28, 2020 “While the recent decisions of Sipekne’katik and Membertou to step away from the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs is disappointing news for all of us, we have always respected the autonomy of our communities. We are pleased to have worked alongside Chief Terrance Paul and Chief
Canada Continues to Fail the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia in a time of Great Adversity
October 23, 2020 Yesterday, members of the Assembly met with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Regional Director General Doug Wentzell, in an on-the-record consultation meeting, under the Terms of Reference for a Mi’kmaq-Nova Scotia-Canada Consultation Process, and with DFO’s Lead Negotiator Jim Jones, in an off-the-record negotiations
Over 200 Mi’kmaq Livelihood Harvesters’ Traps Seized
October 21, 2020 In recent days, authorized Mi’kmaw community harvesters, from both Potlotek andEskasoni Mi’kmaw Communities, have had over 200 legal traps seized by the Departmentof Fisheries & Oceans Conservation & Protection Officers in St. Peter’s Bay. The seizure ofthese traps by local officers are without the authorization or authority