Mi'kmaq Matters

One year old and looking to the future, the new community band continues to advocate for an aging community with dwindling services and nurture Mi'kmaq culture—all while looking for a relationship with Qalipu. This week, we speak with Chief Peggy White.

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In 2018, Murray Duffy was charged with taking too many fish in the recreational cod fishery. This April, nearly three years later, he will be back in court to continue his fight to establish that Mi'kmaq in Newfoundland, like our people in Nova Scotia, have a Treaty right to fish. Despite promising in the last election campaign to fight for fishing rights for Qalipu members, Chief Brendan Mitchell now says there's nothing he can do to help. Duffy will have to face the judge alone.

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Two members have already bowed out of the Qalipu Chief and Council race, and at least two more are also expected to do so. The future of Brendan Mitchell is up in the air, but if he runs again for chief he'll face his cousin, Geoff Sparkes. This week, Sparkes explains how he wants to change Qalipu. Plus, we hear from Jeff Young about why he's running for Port au Port ward councillor.

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A warning to our listeners: this episode features conversations about anti-Indigenous racism, violence, and death. Please listen with care. More than six months after Chantel Moore was killed by an Edmunston, New Brunswick, police officer, her family remains in the dark about the progress of the investigation into her death. We speak with Lorraine Whitman, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, who wonders if the grieving family would have been treated differently if Chantel was not an Indigenous woman.

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Elaine Ingram remembers being shunned as a child for being Mi'kmaq. Now, she's chief of the Burgeo First Nation, which provides food, culture, and belonging to everyone in the town—whether they're Mi'kmaq or not. This week, we speak with Ingram about her experiences growing up in Burgeo, her initial hesitation about becoming chief, and what's next for the band.

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While Mi'kmaq chiefs like Misel Joe and Terry Paul defend sea-based aquaculture, First Nations in BC have been waging a years-long struggle to shut it down. Just before the holidays, they scored a major victory: a phaseout of aquaculture operations near the Discovery Islands between Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. This week, we speak with Bob Chamberlin, one of the leaders of the successful First Nations effort.

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This week, we speak with Rhonda Sheppard, newly elected Chief of the St. Georges Indian Band, about the important role bands like hers play in connecting status and non-status Mi'kmaq with our culture.

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Highlights from the Mi'kmaq Matters online public meeting on the proposed Valentine Lake gold mine, featuring Muchie Bennett, Brian McLaren, Richard Huang, Jim Kuipers and Simone Cominelli. You can watch the full meeting at facebook.com/mikmaqmatters.

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Millions of dollars flow into rural Newfoundland communities each year from the outfitting industry, which draws hunters and anglers to the area from across the United States and around the world. One of the biggest draws is the world's only non-resident hunt for woodland caribou. Now, many outfitters—and the revenue they bring into the province—are threatened by the proposed Valentine Lake gold mine. This week, we speak with Cory Foster, executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association.You can view a recording of our December 14 virtual public meeting about the impacts of the Valentine Lake gold mine on our Facebook page. Visit https://www.facebook.com/mikmaqmatters

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Join us on Monday, December 14, for a public discussion about the potential environmental impact of the Valentine Lake gold mine, moderated by Glenn Wheeler—host of the Mi'kmaq Matters podcast and radio program.The virtual public meeting begins at 7 p.m. NST (6:30 p.m. AST/5:30 p.m. ET) with an opening prayer from Muchie (Kenneth) Bennett, keeper of traditional Mi'kmaq knowledge, followed by a panel discussion with Brian McLaren, Lakehead University professor and caribou expert; Richard Huang, Trent University graduate student; Jim Kuipers, mining engineer; Suzanne Dooley, Conservation Director of Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS NL); and Simone Cominelli, Memorial University graduate student.A 30 minute Q&A session will follow, when attendees can submit questions for the panelists.Register in advance for the virtual meeting here:https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_PdRPEPMKTYG-pz8BcrlujwAfter registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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