Mi'kmaq Grand Council

• Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services

  The agreement with the 13 chiefs continues a process that will ultimately transform the design and delivery of health services for Mi'kmaq throughout the province.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2023
  
• Jackie Vautour’s family’s belongings boxed up from Kouchibouguac National Park

  Parks Canada says the personal belongings of the family of a man who laid claim to land in New Brunswick's Kouchibouguac National Park are being removed.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2023
  
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• Treaty Day celebration postponed in Halifax due to Fiona storm cleanup

  The Nova Scotia celebration originally scheduled for Oct. 3 has been put on hold due to storm damage. Truth and Reconciliation Day will still go ahead on Sept. 30 as planned.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
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• Legislation recognizing Mi’kmaw as Nova Scotia’s first language is proclaimed

  The Mi'kmaw Language Act will take effect on Oct. 1. The province said the new legislation will support efforts to protect and revitalize the language.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2022
• Deadline passes, but family of Jackie Vautour remains in Kouchibouguac National Park

  For more than 50 years, the Vautours have claimed they are Acadian-Metis and have the permission of Steven Augustine to remain on the property on New Brunswick's east coast.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2022
• Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick’s Kouchibouguac National Park

  "You can't forget a place like this, you just can't."

  Canada

  May 23, 2021
• Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy dies at age 76

  A man being described as the Dalai Lama of the Mi'kmaq nation has died in Cape Breton at the age of 76.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2017