"'Déjà vu' for First Nations women, as Ottawa seeks more time to rid Indian Act of sexism: Elimination of gender-based discrimination from Indian Act long overdue, say First Nations advocates"
...by Marc-André Cossette, CBC News (June 12, 2017)

Kejimkujik National Park is a treasured natural resource comprised of woodland forests, rivers, and an extensive network of canoe and hiking trails. Designated in 2010 as a "Dark Sky Preserve" Keji is one of the few places in Nova Scotia where visitors may experience the night sky in total darkness. The many lakes and rivers that wind through Keji were once used as a bay to ocean trail by the Mi'kmaq people, who would follow them by canoe from the Bay of Fundy to the Atlantic Ocean.  The term, "Kejimkujik" came from the Mi'kmaq language and one definition has Keji referring to the "sore muscles" experienced by the Mi'kmaq after a day of paddling and portaging in the region.Kejimkujik National Park is a treasured natural resource comprised of woodland forests, rivers, and an extensive network of canoe and hiking trails. Designated in 2010 as a "Dark Sky Preserve" Keji is one of the few places in Nova Scotia where visitors may experience the night sky in total darkness. The many lakes and rivers that wind through Keji were once used as a bay to ocean trail by the Mi'kmaq people, who would follow them by canoe from the Bay of Fundy to the Atlantic Ocean.  The term, "Kejimkujik" came from the Mi'kmaq language and one definition has Keji referring to the "sore muscles" experienced by the Mi'kmaq after a day of paddling and portaging in the region.

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"Sen. Murray Sinclair blasts Globe and Mail for propagating ‘racist fallacy’ ... by Jorge Barrara, APTN News (April 4, 2017")
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THE DENIED COMMUNITY RIGHTS OF THE ACADIAN METIS
A commentary by l'Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS) October 2009

​In the context of the Canadian Constitution Act (1982), and in the context of the “Powley Criteria” as
established by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2003, the constitutional rights claimed by the Métis in
Eastern Canada are being denied by the testimonies of certain historians in the courts. Sections 35 (1)
and (2) of the Canadian Constitution Act indicate that the existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the
aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed; and in this Act, the “aboriginal
peoples of Canada” include the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. However, in 2003, the
Supreme Court of Canada established the Powley Criteria that describe the qualifications required in
order for a Métis community to be recognized as a “rights-holder” in the context of the Canadian
Constitution. The most significant criteria indicate that a contemporary community, that is seeking
recognition as a Métis rights-holder, must self-identify as a Métis community and show that it is the
continuation of a historical Métis community that existed in a particular area, as an identifiable Métis
community, with a unique and distinct culture, prior to the time of effective political and legal control
by Europeans. Therefore, the following discussion will focus on the controversy associated with
ascertaining the presence or absence of qualifying “Métis Communities” in Acadia.

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