Northern Peninsula’s Mekap’sk Mi’kmaq Band formally asserts Aboriginal title over region – Northern Pen
PORT SAUNDERS, NL – Chief Mildred Lavers says the Mekap’sk Mi’kmaq Band is “being forgotten on the Northern Peninsula.”
According to a news release from the band on Tuesaday, March 6, a formal assertion of Aboriginal title over the region was issued yesterday.
“We need to be consulted,” Lavers said. “We need a modern-day treaty to clarify our jurisdiction and create a framework for our people to take part in the management of our own land.”
The Mekap’sk Mi’kmaq Band, also called the Northern Peninsula Mi’kmaq or “NorPen,” is a First Nation band that is recognized and protected under the Constitution Act.
It represents some 1,200 Mi’kmaq people who collectively hold Aboriginal title over the Northern Peninsula.
