By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post In the shadow of the provincial budget released this week, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq ) is calling for a meeting with Premier Tim Houston under the principles established through the Mi’kmaq-Nova Scotia-Canada Tripartite Forum to express their concerns. The assembly has apprehensions with cuts to about 21 different Mi’kmaq-specific programs among a wide sweeping new budget. “The Nova Scotia government’s decisions will have drastic impacts on this province,” said Chief Leroy Denny, co-chair of the assembly. “Programs and organizations that the province and the Mi’kmaq have been partners on for years, this government decided to claw back or push away from. This is incredibly disappointing.” According to a post to Denny’s community of Eskasoni First…
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