Qalipu
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Newfoundland and Labrador
‘It’s hurt so many families and communities’: decision in Qalipu membership trial will likely take weeks
THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, NL – After an emotional 10-year battle to right what she…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Final arguments in Qalipu First Nation membership trial focus on oppression, transparency
Friends of Qalipu’s attorney, Keith Morgan, has been working on the court challenge since 2017. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) The court challenge…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
‘You’ve got to go through the front door’: Lawyers paint starkly different pictures of Qalipu membership controversy
THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, NL — Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Valerie Marshall heard…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
After a decade of fighting the Qalipu band enrolment process, one advocate looks back
Helen Darrigan is a co-founder of Friends of Qalipu, the group taking legal action against the enrollment criteria for the…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Indigenous identity at core of Qalipu membership challenge trial in St. John’s
THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, NL – Testimony has concluded, but observers across the country are…
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British Columbia
Indigenous identity at core of Qalipu trial | Spare News
Testimonies have been completed, but observers across the country are eager to see what a court case in St. John’s…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Indigenous identity at core of Qalipu trial in St. John’s
THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, NL – Testimony has concluded, but observers across the country are…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Federal officials pressured Qalipu First Nation enrolment committee, according to documents
The Friends of Qalipu Advocacy Association is seeking to terminate a 2013 agreement between the federal government and the Federation…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
For those rejected from Qalipu First Nation, a court challenge is about more than a status card
Pauline Tessier is one of the organizers of the lawsuit challenging membership criteria for the Qalipu First Nation. (Darrell Roberts/CBC)…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
‘Finally our day is here’: Challenge to revised Qalipu membership rules opens in Newfoundland Supreme Court
THE STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, NL — A trial that began Tuesday, January 17 at St.…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Qalipu First Nation enrolment controversy reaches ‘pivotal point’ as court challenge begins
Six plaintiffs, representing thousands who have lost their membership in the Qalipu First Nation, will go to the Newfoundland and…
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation votes to allow some RCMP officers, military to reapply for membership
In 2013, a new agreement barred some founding members from membership in the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation. (Colleen Connors/CBC) Qalipu…
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