Rebecca Knockwood has been re-elected as chief of Fort Folly First Nation in New Brunswick. Knockwood received 43 votes while her lone opponent, Hanford Nye, received 24 votes in the band election ...

Cory Francis outside of the Justice Centre in Bridgewater, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake A Mi’kmaw fisherman who is fighting fishery charges against him on constitutional grounds will return to court in ...

Three Indigenous groups in New Brunswick have launched separate legal actions against the provincial and federal governments. The Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations are pursuing a title case and ...

[ November 5, 2024 ] “Like night and day”: First Nations in New Brunswick hopeful for negotiations with Liberal government NB [ October 20, 2024 ] New Brunswick elections: First Nations ask parties to ...

February 20-21: Dartmouth Provincial Court Daniel Francis, 45, from Pictou Landing First Nation Trent Francis, 33, from Pictou Landing First Nation A two-day trial got underway for Daniel Francis and ...

A Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw fisherman says he has a constitutionally protected treaty right to catch and sell fish because he is a direct descendant of the Mi’kmaw Grand Chief who signed one of the Peace ...

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People against the Alton Natural Gas Storage project set up a teepee frame on a man-made island on the Alton site in Fort Ellis, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake A group that opposes the Alton Natural Gas ...

When Donna Morris looks at the Mi’kmaq petroglyphs at Kejimkujik National Park, she sees history. “There’s a picture of a caribou. There’s a picture of a little missionary man that goes back to the ...

Nadine Bernard hopes to make history on August 17 by becoming the first Mi’kmaw person to be elected to the Nova Scotia legislature. The Mi’kmaw woman is the provincial Liberal Party candidate for the ...

First Nations in New Brunswick consider revenue agreements crucial in this provincial election. Tax agreements that date back to 1994 were in place to fund operations in Indigenous communities until ...

A new art gallery that will showcase both Mi’kmaq artifacts and contemporary Mi’kmaq art has officially opened in Liverpool, N.S. The Sipuke’l Gallery, owned and operated by the Acadia First Nation, ...