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Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government Calls on Trudeau to Respect Treaty Rights

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Monday, September 23, 2019
Listuguj Miꞌgmaq First Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Gaspé Peninsula, Mi'kmaq, Government, Mi'gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat, QUEBEC

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has refused to grant the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government a commercial licence for its fall lobster fishery.

Key Points: 
  • The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has refused to grant the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government a commercial licence for its fall lobster fishery.
  • "Prime Minister Trudeau has often repeated that his government's most important relationship is with Canada's indigenous people," said Darcy Gray, Chief of the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government.
  • If this government is actually committed to reconciliation, then they will support us as we exercise our rights."
  • Last November, Canada and the Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government signed a Framework Agreement on Reconciliation and the Fisheries.

Saugeen First Nation seeks court ruling in Sauble Beach claim

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Geography of Ontario, Saugeen First Nation, ONTARIO, Sauble Beach, Ontario, Saugeen, First Nations, Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory, Chief's Point 28

SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON, Aug. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Saugeen First Nation has served a summary judgment motion as part of a longstanding lawsuit to confirm Saugeen ownership of Sauble Beach.

Key Points: 
  • SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON, Aug. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Saugeen First Nation has served a summary judgment motion as part of a longstanding lawsuit to confirm Saugeen ownership of Sauble Beach.
  • Both Saugeen First Nation and its treaty partner, the Government of Canada, recognize that Sauble Beach is part of Saugeen Indian Reserve #29, consistent with the terms of a treaty signed in 1854.
  • "This is a significant step towards righting a wrong that is older than Canada," said Saugeen Chief Lester Anoquot.
  • Both lawsuits state that Sauble Beach is and always has been part of the Saugeen reserve.