Below you will find a collection of letters of support that come in for the Mi’kmaq protesting logging activity on Hunter’s Mountain, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. This page will be updated as more letters of support come in. If you or your organization would like to send a letter of support you can e-mail micmacrights@gmail.com…
Federal Crown states Treaty of 1752 is ‘un-applicable’ and its status is “uncertain”; Prosecutor and Judge refuse to hear Indigenous testimony about treaty
In a constitutional question being heard in Provincial court in Amherst, Nova Scotia, a Federal Crown brief claims “The status of the 1752 Peace and Friendship Treaty in 2025 is uncertain – either to whom it applies or whether it applies.” Breaking from Supreme Court precedent, the court also barred Indigenous leaders from testifying about…
Mi’kmaw entrepreneur requests Millbrook Chief and Council support in R. v. Marshall cannabis case appeal
August 20th, 2025 Dear Chief Bob Gloade and the Band Council of Millbrook First Nation, I am writing to ask for your public support as I continue to face hardship for upholding constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw Aboriginal and treaty rights by operating a truckhouse selling cannabis on unceded Mi’kmaw lands in Millbrook First Nation. As many…
Micmac Rights Association calls on Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor to uphold truth and reconciliation
On July 3rd, 2025, the Micmac Rights Association (MRA) sent an eight page letter to Nova Scotia’s Lieutenant Governor, Mike Savage, calling for an urgent meeting to address the ongoing criminalization of Mi’kmaq treaty rights. The letter follows up on an informal conversation held between two MRA executive members and the Lieutenant Governor during King…
Join us at noon on Monday, March 10th!
After the Monday March 10th, protest at the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge at Wyse Rd. and Nantucket Ave in Dartmouth, NS., we invite everyone to join us for a feast, speeches and dancing from 2-5pm in the Thistle Room of the nearby Zatzman Sports Complex. Our peaceful protest is about standing up for all Mi’kmaw…
Get on the buses to the March 10th protest
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PRESS RELEASE: RCMP launches raids across Mi’kma’ki, Micmac Rights Association responds with Action Plan
February 24, 2025 Caption: A collection of images and screenshots from recent RCMP raids. Beginning on February 4, 2025, the Nova Scotia RCMP initiated a series of raids targeting Mi’kmaq-owned truckhouses and residences across Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) many of which belong to Micmac Rights Association members. These raids are ongoing, and while details are still…
MRA Action plan responds to illegal raids
KESPUKWITK – Over 100 people attended the Kespukwitk district organizing meeting held by the Micmac Rights Association on Tuesday, February 11th 2025 at the Old Orchard Inn. The meeting shared information about the ongoing treaty breaking activities of the RCMP who have been rampaging across Mi’kma’ki raiding Mi’kmaw truckhouses and homes, stealing shops, beating up and…
Micmac Rights Association denounces RCMP violence, theft and treaty breaking as Mi’kmaw truckhouses and homes are raided
Feb 7th, 2025 MI’KMA’KI – On February 4-5 the RCMP raided multiple Mi’kmaw truck houses that were causing harm to no one and operating on unceded Mi’kmaw lands in accordance with constitutionally protected Mi’kmaw aboriginal and treaty rights. The Micmac Rights Association denounces the unlawful actions of the RCMP in raiding treaty truckhouses, violating the…
Sign the Petition to stand with Clinton Ray Howard!
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