Respect and dialogue are needed in Wolastoqey title claim – Wolastoqey Nation

March 27, 2025

The Telegraph-Journal published an opinion piece by Graydon Nicholas on March 24, 2025. You can read the full article by clicking here.

In the middle of February, Brunswick News published another op-ed piece by retired judge Joseph Robertson expressing his disagreement with the Wolastoqey Nation’s ongoing title claim in New Brunswick. This is one of four opinion articles recently published in the Telegraph-Journal in the last few months which do not seem to understand the Wolastoqey Nation’s Aboriginal title claim, or, for that matter, the law on Aboriginal title.

Chief Patricia Bernard courageously responded to these opinion pieces late last week “The facts and the law support Aboriginal title.” I wanted to also offer my thoughts.