P.E.I. Mi’kmaq call on province to adopt UN declaration
As Parliament debates adopting the principles of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Mi’kmaq on P.E.I. are asking the province to do the same.
New building in Charlottetown to serve as ‘economic hub’ for Mi’kmaq
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The new Epekwitk Assembly of Councils building is nearing completion on the Charlottetown waterfront. The first tenants are … Read more
P.E.I. Mi’kmaq community excited new headquarters is almost complete
Mi’kmaq organizations on P.E.I. will soon have a place to call home, on the Charlottetown waterfront.
Lobster fishing must remain in season, says former fisheries chair
Wayne Easter, the P.E.I. MP who chaired the federal fisheries committee looking at moderate livelihood fisheries 21 years ago, says there are still questions to be resolved, but fishing out of season shouldn’t be one of them.
PEI RCMP and MCPEI celebrate Eagle Feather initiative with special ceremony
A ceremony was held Monday, November 2nd at Fanningbank, the Lieutenant Governor’s official residence, as the Eagle Feather RCMP/MCPEI Indigenous Justice Program initiative was extended as an option to swear legal oaths.
King says he is working with PEIFA, Mi’kmaq chiefs on solution to fishing dispute
P.E.I. premier says he supports Mi’kmaq right to moderate livelihood Premier Dennis King says he will continue to have discussions … Read more
Cut DFO from treaty fishing rights discussions, says P.E.I. Mi’kmaq group
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans should be replaced by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNA) in any future talks with the Mi’kmaq on treaty rights, including discussion on implementing a moderate livelihood fishery, says the P.E.I. Mi’kmaq rights group L’nuey.
P.E.I. announces new rights education initiative for 2nd Treaty Day
P.E.I. is moving forward with a new initiative to educate Islanders about the Peace and Friendship Treaties.
Celebrating Treaty Day Together
The Province of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Mi’kmaq continue to move forward on the important work of advancing … Read more
P.E.I. Mi’kmaq chiefs say they will launch a livelihood fishery after community consultation
The chiefs of P.E.I.’s two First Nations, Abegweit and Lennox Island, say they are in the first phases of community consultation over what launching a moderate livelihood fishery in the province may look like — regardless of whether they reach an agreement with Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
P.E.I.’s Mi’kmaq rights initiative, L’nuey, accepting name suggestions for new rights process
The Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders have advanced to the gold-medal game of the 2025 Baseball Canada national senior men’s baseball championship.
GUEST EDITORIAL: First steps in journey to reconcile with Indigenous Peoples
The Charlottetown Gaudet’s Auto Body Islanders have advanced to the gold-medal game of the 2025 Baseball Canada national senior men’s baseball championship.
