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INDIAN BROOK:<\/strong> Sipekne\u2019katik Chief and Council are appalled by the direct threat to our community’s safety caused by the provincial government’s forceful directive to the RCMP to \u201cenhance the enforcement of illegal cannabis dispensaries, including on-reserve dispensaries,\u201d as it is considered a top public safety priority by Nova Scotians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Glasgow states, \u201cThe Nova Scotia government and its L\u2019nu Affairs Department does not govern our community, nor does it dictate what our community policing priorities are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Using public safety as a reason to override our inherent rights to self-govern and implement our treaty in a modern economic context is appalling.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She adds, \u201cThese are abuses of colonial power, and the Government of Nova Scotia and the police agencies need to focus their policing efforts to combat the illicit drugs – fentanyl and opioids that are being brought into our communities and leaving devastating effects on our families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chief Michelle also states, \u201cThe province’s actions through the Minister of Justice are acts of systemic racism and inciting hate against Mi\u2019kmaw people, labelling us the problem, and this narrative is absolutely disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unilateral enforcement efforts interfere with Sipekne\u2019katik\u2019s inherent right to self-governance, including our authority to regulate economic activities for our Nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Imposing provincial regulatory frameworks without meaningful consultation or agreement breaches our treaty rights, our constitutional protections, and the Crown\u2019s duty to consult and accommodate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It is also inconsistent with commitments made under UNDRIP, which both Canada and Nova Scotia have publicly endorsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, \u201cThe abusive colonial power to direct police raids in our community is an action that continues to perpetuate harm and incite trauma to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Glasgow concludes, \u201cI stand in solidarity with my fellow Mi\u2019kmaw Chiefs who stated, we hold Aboriginal Title, Aboriginal Rights, and Treaty Rights over our territory in Mi\u2019kma\u2019ki. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We possess the inherent right of self-governance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This jurisdiction protects our autonomy and our identity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief Michelle Glasgow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INDIAN BROOK: Sipekne\u2019katik Chief and Council are appalled by the direct threat to our community’s safety caused by the provincial government’s forceful directive to the RCMP to \u201cenhance the enforcement of illegal cannabis dispensaries, including on-reserve dispensaries,\u201d as it is considered a top public safety priority by Nova Scotians. Chief Glasgow states, \u201cThe Nova Scotia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[965,12],"tags":[9546,7452,9870,48,1167,14,2390],"class_list":["post-60821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-hants","category-featured","tag-attorney-general-and-justice-minister-scott-armstrong","tag-chief-michelle-glasgow","tag-illegal-cannabis-dispensaries","tag-n-s","tag-police","tag-rcmp","tag-sipeknekatik-first-nation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}