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FREDERICTON - Leaders from the First Nations in New Brunswick emerged from joint meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday deeply unified to work together for the collective good.

September 30th is a day specifically set aside for individuals to remember and honour the victims and survivors of residential schools. This includes children from New Brunswick First Nations who attended the Sussex Vale School, and the Shubenacadie Residential school. We also remember those who attended Indian Day Schools in the Province.

The Mi’gmaq represented by MTI and Kopit Lodge and the Wolastoqiyik / Wəlastəkwiyik in New Brunswick have signed a Declaration that states they will work together to protect the Big Salmon River watershed.

MI’GMAG’I – The area over which the Mi’gmaq continue to hold title includes Kouchibouguac National Park. We are aware that Parks Canada has told the Vautour family they must vacate Kouchibouguac National Park by March 31st.

As follow up to your presentation provided to MTI staff on February 16th and subsequent email on February 17th, MTI wishes to address some concerns and provide feedback on Tourism, Heritage, Culture's draft toponymy evaluation process.

Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) has been trying for several years to discuss changing the place names that we feel are derogatory and offensive with the Government of New Brunswick.

The Chiefs of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) were forwarded a copy of a memo dated October 14, 2021, from Minister Flemming to all Government of New Brunswick employees concerning a protocol on acknowledging ancestral territory. The contents of that memo are extremely concerning to us and represents a new low in our relationship with the Province.

Mi’gmag’i - Today, the government hit a new low in the relationship with Indigenous people in New Brunswick. This government made the decision to cancel the tax agreements with First Nation communities and announced It publicly to the media without even calling the Chiefs beforehand.

The leadership of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated (MTI) today denounced the unlawful acts of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Province of New Brunswick, who conducted an illegal raid on an authorized cannabis vendor at Eel River Bar First Nation. This raid was conducted without any notice to or authorization from Eel River Bar Chief and Council. The RCMP had, however, notified the media beforehand.

The Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqiyik Chiefs are calling for the resignation of M On behalf of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc (MTI), we are writing you to urge your leadership to act on the recommendations outlined in the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples’ 2022 report, Make it Stop! Ending the Remaining Discrimination in Indian Registration. We further call on you to honour the voices of the many communities, organizations, and rights holders who have consistently advocated

In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the Mi’gmaq, Wolastoqiyik and Peskotomuhkati have a right to fish to earn a moderate livelihood as was outlined in the Peace and Friendship Treaties. For the past 21 years, we have been trying to work with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Government of Canada to see that right properly implemented. For the past 21 years, the federal government has put in place interim measures rather than addressing the intention of

FREDERICTON - The Chiefs of Mi’gmawel Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI), along with the Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation of New Brunswick and the Peskotomuhkati Nation, met today with the Premier and provincial cabinet ministers to advocate for immediate reforms to policing in New Brunswick and make the case for an independent inquiry into the province’s justice system.

We, the Mi’gmaq Chiefs of New Brunswick, alongside the Wolastoqey Chiefs and representatives from the Peskotomuhkati met today with Premier Higgs, Minister Stewart, Minister Anderson-Mason, Minister Urquhart and Minister Shepherd to discuss the systematic racism that exists in New Brunswick’s justice system and the need for broad structural change.

FREDERICTON – The Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqey Chiefs of all fifteen communities in New Brunswick have come together over their concerns with consultation under the Higgs government.

The Mi'gmag Chiefs represented by Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn are disappointed to learn that on June 22, 2019, the federal cabinet approved changes to the Metal Mining and Effluent Regulations that will allow the Sisson Mine to dump mine tailings in two fish-bearing streams in the Nashwaak watershed. The Mi’gmaq were only informed of this decision several weeks after the fact, on July 10th.

MIRAMICHI - The Chiefs of Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) were blindsided by the decision of the Higgs government to lift the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Sussex area without consent, consultation, or input from First Nations in New Brunswick.

L’no Minigog First Nation - Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc (MTI) and Parks Canada Agency are proud to have worked together to develop and host a “Doing Business with the Government of Canada Workshop and Tradeshow” at L’no Minigog First Nation on Friday, October 5.

The Gallant government today released its review of the 2014 Forest Strategy that was signed by the previous government; a review that was promised in the Liberal’s 2014 election platform. With the amount of time that has passed the Mi’gmaq Chiefs of New Brunswick had hoped more of the concerns they had raised over the past number of years would have been adequately addressed.

NATOAGENEG - The Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow (CAST) issued a media statement dated October 25, 2017 entitled ‘Wild Atlantic Salmon at a Crossroad’.

METEPENAGIAG - The Mi’gmaq Chiefs can no longer sit back and listen to the “alternative facts” perpetrated by the Independent Gas Retailers of New Brunswick (IGRONB) regarding Taxation Agreements with First Nations in New Brunswick.