Community Members and Fishers Involved in Developing Salmon Plan

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Community Members and Fishers Involved in Developing Salmon Plan

On April 25, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government (LMG) held a meeting with
community members about the upcoming salmon season, and to review the 2013
Salmon Plan. “Input from the community has been invaluable in the past,
community participation is important,” Chief Dean Vicaire emphasized. The meeting was an opportunity for the LMG and community members to talk about the salmon fishery: management issues, research and training, Mi’gmaq Rights to the fishery, enforcement and compliances, as well as environmental issues, were some of the topics
discussed.  As well, the LMG wanted to gain community input into the salmon management plan (2014-2019), which will be negotiated with government this year.

At the meeting, the LMG also discussed the monitoring of the salmon fishery.  In the
upcoming season, the Scientific Technicians, Pam Isaac and her crew, will continue to monitor the fishery.  As part of their work, they will be asking fishers if they have noticed any changes to the salmon, and the Restigouche River. This work is needed to monitor the
health status of the salmon and its habitat.  The Scientific Technicians are currently taking a two-day introductory training called “Mi’gmaq Ecological Knowledge Training.” This initiative, spearheaded by the Gespe’gewaq Mi’gmaq Resource Council (GMRC), will allow
technicians to better monitor and report on changing conditions associated with the fishery.  The information that the technicians will gather from the fishers will assist the LMG to develop relevant objectives for the future management of the salmon fishery. 

Finally, at the community meeting, it was strongly recommended that fishers and community members remain involved in the long term planning of the salmon fishery. A community meeting is being planned for the fall of 2013.

2013 Salmon Fishing Dates

Fishing season will open on
Wednesday, JUNE 5th and end JULY 26th, 2013.

The LMG will notify the public
about the dates and times for the fishery, as well as the ‘protected areas’ of
the waters. 

Public Service Announcement From Listuguj Mi’gmaq Governments Membership Department

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Public Service Announcement

It is the request of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Governments Membership Department that all
individuals who wish to renew or register for their band cards do so in a
manner that gives the Membership department sufficient amount of time to
process your request. In order to fill out all the necessary paperwork and to
ensure that everything is done correctly we ask that individuals come either by
appointment or prior to 3:00 P.M. Monday to Thursday and before 11:00 A.M. on
Fridays.

In regards to those applying for C-4 status it is to be noted that the request is sent
away to INAC and the card itself does not come from the LMG Membership
Department. For all those who are still waiting for their status cards from
INAC you can contact them directly at:

Gender Equity in Indian Registration
Act

Tel:
1-800-567-9604

E-mail: InfoPubs@ainc-inac.gc.ca

The LMG would like to thank you for your cooperation.

For further
information, please contact Gino Clement at 418-788-2136 or by e-mail at gclement@listuguj.ca

Congratulations To Morgan Metallic

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Morgan Metallic has been selected as one of the top six student-athletes in the Northern Conference to receive the NBIAA Raymond Legere Sportsmanship Award for displaying outstanding sportsmanship towards her team-mates, coaches, opponents, and game officials.

She will be honoured for her accomplishments at the Eighth Annual NBIAA Sportsmanship Awards Banquet on May 14, 2013 at St. Thomas University.

Once again congratulations to Morgan Metallic for her outstanding accomplishment.

Information Request From The LMG

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The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government needs to gather information from its community members living both on and off reserve. Information, communiques, reports, and studies released by the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government will be sent to on reserve members using traditional methods such as mail, posters, bulletin boards within Listuguj, and for our members not living in Listuguj the same information will be distributed using web based technology such as our www.listuguj.ca website and our LMG Facebook group. If there is a way that you would prefer to be contacted please specify in the attached form.

Please submit your information by filling out the form located at the link below.

Click Here For The Personal Information Release Form

In order to ensure that information is distributed adequately and accurately, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government requires that you submit your information as soon as possible to the address provided.

Please submit your information to:

Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government

17 Riverside West

Listuguj, Quebec

G0C 2R0

For any questions please call:

Jennifer Wysote or Tracey Metallic-Barnaby at (418) 788-2136

Please continue to submit questions and feedback to the following sources:

Condolences on Behalf of The Community of Listuguj

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The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, Chief and Council and the community of Listuguj would like to express our sincere condolences in the passing of a very well respected and influential Mi’gmaq leader Margaret LaBillois.

Chief Dean Vicaire Appointed Interim-Co-Chair for APC

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Chief Dean Vicaire Appointed Interim-Co-Chair for APC

On March 19-21, 2013 Chief Dean Vicaire attended a gathering of the Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) in Halifax Nova Scotia.

There Chief Vicaire was able to help change policy and take a huge step forward for the Mi’gmaq of the Gespe’gewa’gi. The policies that governed the APC and its boundaries inadvertently excluded the Mi’gmaq people of Gespe’gewa’gi; therefore there was a proposition to change the policy currently being used to include the Mi’gmaq of the Gespe’gewa’gi which will adopt the boundaries of the traditional Mi’gmaq territory.

Following this decision to adopt the traditional boundaries, Chief Vicaire was then nominated and unanimously chosen to be on the executive committee, shortly after he was nominated and chosen to sit as the interim Co-Chair for the APC. This will be implemented until a formal election is done in the upcoming months.

Click Here For Resolution By The APC Appointing Chief Vicaire As Co-Chair

Boom Property Sold at Auction

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Boom Property Sold at Auction

April 17, 2013 (Listuguj) Recently, on April 15, 2013 the LMG, through the efforts of Chief Vicaire, discovered that an auction had been held by the Municipality of Pointe-a-la-Croix on  April 11, 2013, at which time portions of land which had been intended to be transferred to Listuguj, were put up for auction.

According to Pointe a la Croix, the land had been put up for auction because there were unpaid taxes owed by the land occupant; thus, the decision was made to auction off those parcels of land, which were then purchased by  a Point-a-la-Croix community member.

Based on Quebec law, this sale is still conditional, which means that the original occupant of the land has one year to pay the back taxes on the property; and, if taxes are paid,  the original occupant may reclaim the property and the purchaser at the auction would be seized of their rights to the property.

It is the position of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government (“LMG”) that the lands surrounding Listuguj have always been an integral part of Listuguj Mi’gmaq ancestral territory. It is the view of the LMG that Pointe a la Croix municipal staff and leadership were aware of and accepted the plan to have the lands added to the community. The LMG is disappointed about the lack of consideration and consultation by the municipality of Pointe a la Croix. 

“Listuguj will not stand idle and allow government to make unilateral decisions about Listuguj lands, lands that we have never given up our rights or title to, as Mi’gmaq,” states Chief Dean Vicaire. 

BACKGROUND

In 2006, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, through an Order in Council, formally advised the Department of Indian Affairs and the Municipality of Pointe a la Croix that it intended to have a strip of land,  referred to as the “Restigouche Log and Boom”, adjacent to the lands formerly known as Busteeds,  added to the reserve. Through our research, LMG discovered that the lots were no longer needed by the former occupants.  Therefore, plans were developed to include these lots as part of the “Additions to Reserve” -ATR process.

For more information, please contact Communication Officer, Mike Isaac, at 418 788-2136, or by email to michael.isaac@listuguj.ca

ECO Program Re-launch

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ECO Program Re-launch

 

The LMDC and Chief and Council are honoured to reintroduce the ECO program. This program will give summer students meaningful work experience that will build self-esteem and self-confidence and will enable the youth by equipping them with the skills and tools that they need for a positive self-image and independence.

The ECO program is a career and employment camp designed to spark interest in the many opportunities available in today’s labor market. The main goal of the ECO program is to eliminate barriers to academic success through exposure to careers.

The environmental camp that the organizers participate in allows for exposure to careers in research, data analysis, reporting, statistics, desktop publishing, Biology, aquaculture, forestry, communications etc. all of these careers can be related to the subjects that are studied in high school. The importance of math, English, history, sciences etc. is brought to light as organizers progress in the program and learn from the community’s natural environment.

Added to this, is an awakening of the Mi’gmaq way of life, which respects all that is, all that gives and all that sustains life. The program reaffirms the necessity of maintaining a healthy natural environment for the continuation of all eco-systems. Organizers foster a renewed respect for our community’s natural resources by promoting clean air, water and earth which are essential for all plants, animals and Lnu to exist.

The program promotes teamwork and respect for leaders and peers; it fosters an acceptance and admiration for differences; it inspired strong identity through self-exploration; and it encourages an understanding that one had for the power to succeed, which requires making positive choices and implementing well informed decisions through research and planning.