By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series about the history of the Membertou First Nation community that will be a core part of the Kings Road Reserve Specific Claim to be filed against the federal government later this year. Mi\u2019kmaq elder Katy Macewan opened a meeting with prayer recently when members of Membertou First Nation gathered to hear the history of the King\u2019s Road Reserve \u2013 the site their ancestors called home for centuries. It was fitting for Macewan because she is a surviving member of the last family that was forced to leave the Sydney reserve by the federal government in 1929. The forced move resulted in the formation of Membertou First Nation where it sits… <\/p>\n
By Rosemary Godin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cape Breton Post EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: This is the first of a two-part series about the history of the Membertou First Nation community that will be a core part of the Kings Road Reserve Specific Claim to be filed against the federal government later this year. Mi\u2019kmaq elder Katy Macewan opened a meeting with prayer recently when members of Membertou First Nation gathered to hear the history of the King\u2019s Road Reserve \u2013 the site their ancestors called home for centuries. It was fitting for Macewan because she is a surviving member of the last family that was forced to leave the Sydney reserve by the federal government in 1929. The forced move resulted in the formation of Membertou First Nation where it sits... <\/p>\n