Mi’kmaq lay claim to more than half of province in lawsuit

By  John Chilibeck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 26/07/2024  The Higgs government is facing another lawsuit from First Nations asserting title to New Brunswick’s territory. Eight Mi’kmaq communities filed a notice of action in the Court of Kings Bench in Miramichi on Thursday claiming they have Aboriginal title to the entire eastern portion of the province – but also the northern part of the province all the way to Edmundston and territory even farther west than Saint John. In a media release, the organization representing the communities – Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Inc. (MTI) – said the provincial government left it little choice but to pursue legal action. Brunswick News requested comment from Attorney General Ted Flemming, but did not speak to him before deadline. “The Government of New Brunswick has just received notice…

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