P.E.I. to have its own regional chief within Assembly of First Nations
For the first time, P.E.I. will have its own regional chief to represent the province within the Assembly of First Nations. The move comes two years after a resolution was put forward by Abegweit First Nation Chief Junior Gould.
Social Sharing This is something we re very proud of and it took many, many years to get here
Posted: Jul 07, 2021 8:00 PM AT | Last Updated: July 7
Abegweit First Nation Chief Junior Gould is shown in this file photo. I think for a provincial and territorial First Nations leadership to be recognized and have the same seat as every other province in the country, I m just ecstatic, he says.(Jane Robertson/CBC)
Posted: May 18, 2021 4:18 PM AT | Last Updated: May 18
Kevin Murphy and brewmaster Trent Hayes with cans of Sir John A. s Honey Wheat Ale.(Brian Higgins/CBC)
The P.E.I. Brewing Company is rebranding its Gahan Sir John A s Honey Wheat Ale in response to the ongoing issue of Canada s first prime minister and his legacy s effect on P.E.I. s Indigenous community.
Kevin Murphy, CEO of the brewing company, said the decision came after a series of meetings with L nuey, an initiative focused on protecting, preserving and implementing the constitutionally entrenched rights of the Mi kmaq of Prince Edward Island.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 6:59 PM AT | Last Updated: April 30
Boats sit in the yard at Abegweit First Nation. Community members there already fish in the commercial fishing season, but both Abegweit and Lennox Island intend to launch seperate moderate livelihood fisheries.(Nicola MacLeod/CBC)
The Epekwitk Assembly of Councils say they are continuing to consult with their community members and consider all information before launching what the First Nations call their treaty protected, or moderate livelihood, fisheries.
Separate from the commercial fishery for which the season starts next week the right of the Mi kmaq to fish and sell their catch was first established in treaties signed in the 1700s, predating Canada as a nation. Those treaties have since been affirmed under Section 35 of the Constitution and applied in decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada.
First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue
Pedestrian walk past a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Charlottetown on Monday, March 4, 2019. nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 29, 2021 - 10:18 AM
CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada s first prime minister.
Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils â which represents the Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nations â say they want more than just modifications to an existing plaque next to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thur
We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thursday.
The demands from the Prince Edward Island First Nations groups echo similar calls across the country for the removal of Macdonald statues because of his role in the creation of Canada s residential school system. One statue of him was toppled by protesters in Montreal last August.