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
Assembly Highlights – July 2025
KMK’s Audit Report for the 2024-25 fiscal year was presented and approved by the Assembly. An updated Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network (NSITEN) resolution was presented, replacing the 2022 version with revisions to planning, partnerships, funding and board representation. The Assembly agreed with the new approach. KMK provided an
Mi’kmaw fisheries governance is not a theory; it’s a working reality
How the Katew (eel) continues to advance Mi’kmaw Rights 1865 kilograms, 756 registered harvesters and an estimated $3 million in generated income. Those are the final numbers from an elver fishery proving that Mi’kmaw fisheries governance is not a theory; it’s a working reality. “This season stands as a landmark
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 bans on uranium mining. It was during that meeting that the Assembly spoke openly about significant