Tuesday June 30, 2020 As representatives of the Wolastoqey Nation, comprised of six First Nations in New Brunswick, we are heartened by the recent outpouring of public support for our people. This year has not been easy for many. Our fragile system of health care has taken on renewed focus in the face of a
Last week, the six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation alongside the Chiefs of the Mi’kmaq Nation, met with Premier Blaine Higgs to call on him to end systemic racism against Indigenous people in our government. As Wolastoqey leaders, we know real change does not come in a day. It is a long path that we
Earlier today, the six Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick, alongside the Chiefs of the Mi’kmaq nation, met with Premier Blaine Higgs and several ministers of his cabinet by video-conference. The Chiefs raised our concerns about systemic bias and racism against Indigenous people in our police and justice systems. We reiterated our call
Saturday, June 13, 2020 The past week has been a difficult one of First Nations people living in New Brunswick. The shooting death of Chantel Moore was a window into the systemic racism that exists within our system of justice. Last night in Metepenagiag, another member of a First Nations community died after a confrontation
We said earlier this week that the provincial government was tone-deaf and condescending in its comments. We hoped that this tone would cause them to choose their words more carefully. We were wrong. We are shocked that on the day of Chantel Moore’s funeral, Premier Higgs did not offer a condolence. Instead, he stood before
On Friday, the Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick issued a call for an independent committee to review systemic bias against Indigenous people in New Brunswick’s policing and criminal justice systems. We are disturbed by the tonedeaf and condescending statement issued in response to our call by the government of the province of
The Chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have issued the following statement in response to the death of Chantel Moore: We express our feelings of condolence, sympathy and solidarity with the family of Chantel Moore, as well as Tla-o-qui-aht and Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council. Moore, an Indigenous woman, was living in the traditional and
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