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.
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.
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
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. is moving forward with a new initiative to educate Islanders about the Peace and Friendship Treaties.
The Province of Prince Edward Island and the PEI Mi’kmaq continue to move forward on the important work of advancing … Read more
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.
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.
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.
A new podcast designed to reach P.E.I. Mi’kmaq about important issues in their community is also an opportunity for all listeners to learn more about local Indigenous concerns.
L’nuey P.E.I. hosted a Mawi’omi — meaning gathering or celebration — on Sunday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. The … Read more
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.
Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaw People. The Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq have occupied this Island for over 12,000 years. We honour the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship,” which recognize Mi’kmaw rights and establish an ongoing relationship between nations, past, present and future. We are all Treaty People.