By John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The chief of a Mi’kmaq First Nation in eastern New Brunswick says the $18.8-million deal he just signed for housing in his community does not change in any way his people’s large Aboriginal title claim for about half of the province’s territory. George Ginnish, the leader of Natoaganeg, or Eel Ground First Nation, says he hasn’t patched up his differences with the Higgs Progressive Conservative government on several hot-button issues, despite the latest agreement. The Tories have snubbed the Mi’kmaq title claim, cancelled their special tax-sharing agreements and rejected a public inquiry into how Indigenous people are treated by the justice system, among other sore points. “This is an agreement with the Regional Development Corporation to provide housing, and that’s all it is,”…
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