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Old Mill Site within the boundaries of the SSSL
(Kahnawake – 10, Onerahtókha/May 2023) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to update the community on the recent developments in the Seigneury of Sault St. Louis (SSSL) Land Grievance, specifically, the continued assertion of interest in a parcel of land approximately one (1) acre in size, within the municipality of Delson. Currently known as […]
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Read MoreInuit Nunangat Land Area And Coastline
Land and coastline are integral to Inuit survival. Most Inuit Nunangat communities are located on the coast for transportation and for access to marine wildlife and plants including whales, seal, fish, shellfish and kelp. Being on the land is a core part of Inuit cultural practices, hunting and survival, art and music, knowledge transfer, and […]
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Read MoreEND OF COP15: First Nations of Québec-Labrador expects governments to uphold their commitments to protect biodiversity and respect our Indigenous and Treaty Rights to our respective territories, including Aboriginal Title
WENDAKE, QC, Dec. 19, 2022 – The Assembly of First Nations of Québec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Québec-Labrador (FNQLSDI) took part in the fifteenth edition of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), which took place from December 7 to 19, 2022, in Montreal. The AFNQL and the FNQLSDI wish to mark the […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Canada and Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation Sign Reconciliation and Rights Recognition Agreement
From: Parks Canada August 18, 2022 The Government of Canada is committed to a process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and to renewing relationships with them based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. In support of this commitment, Mr. Hugues Michaud, Executive Director, Quebec and Nunavut, Parks Canada Agency, and the Grand […]
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Read MoreKanawaki Lease Agreement finalized
(Kahnawake – 16, Tsothóhrha/December 2021) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to advise the community that the lease extension agreement has been signed with the Kanawaki Golf Club and Indigenous Services Canada. Last year, the Kanawaki Golf Club had exercised its option to renew the lease for an additional 25 years (as per the […]
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Read MoreMontreal Canadiens change Indigenous land acknowledgement – Montreal Gazette
Oct 25, 2021 The team said on Monday the new version was written “with the help of community leaders and experts.” After being questioned last week, the Montreal Canadiens franchise has adjusted the Indigenous land acknowledgement it will read before home games this season. As the new season began, the hockey club announced it would […]
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Read MoreMCK: Not One More Inch
(Kahnawake – 7, Ohiarihkó:wa/July 2021) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to inform the public that it is strongly supporting the significant number of community members who are currently camping on land adjacent to a proposed residential development project in neighboring Chateauguay. While the current encampment is actually on Kahnawà:ke’s recently returned “Parcel E” […]
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Read MoreStart of public consultations “Your Dream Park” in La Mauricie National Park
From: Parks Canada The public is invited to comment on the draft of the management plan to contribute to the future of this protected area May 25, 2021 Shawinigan, Quebec Parks Canada Agency National parks are […]
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Read MoreExport of Canadian Hydropower to the United States – First Nations in Québec and Labrador Unite to Oppose Hydro-Québec Project
WEMOTACI, QC, Dec. 3, 2020 – Five First Nations in Québec, the Innu of Pessamit, the Atikamekw of Wemotaci, and the Anishnabeg of Pikogan, Lac Simon and Kitcisakik, have joined the Innu Nation of Labrador to oppose Hydro-Quebec’s massive new power transmission corridor to the United States. In two separate briefs addressed to the Canada […]
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Read MoreQuebec Export of Electricity to the United States – The moment of truth for Pessamit and Wemotaci First Nations
QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 5, 2020 – The Innu First Nation of Pessamit and the Atikamekw First Nation of Wemotaci (Province of Quebec) are joining forces to put an end to the stranglehold of the Quebec government and Hydro-Québec on their traditional territories. They mean to obtain compensation for production facilities, reservoirs and transmission lines set […]
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