Mi’kmaq grandmothers want unceded land recognition from Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Three Mi’kmaq grandmothers are trying to move the dial forward when
it comes to the way the justice system interacts with Indigenous
peoples.
it comes to the way the justice system interacts with Indigenous
peoples.
On Monday, the trio pushed for recognition in Nova Scotia’s Supreme
Court that the province rests on unceded Mi’kmaw territory before
proceedings in their case continue — a recognition that did not verbally
take place in the courtroom at the time.
Kuku’wis Wowkis, Kiju
Muin and Thunderbird Swooping Down Woman are accused of violating a
court-ordered injunction against trespassing on land owned by Alton Gas
in Fort Ellis, N.S., during protests over the natural gas storage
project the company wants to build there