Mi’kmaq chiefs accept N.S. premier’s apology for ‘conquered people’ legal brief
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq chiefs have accepted an apology from Premier Stephen McNeil for a controversial government legal brief that implied members of a First Nation band are a conquered people.
McNeil made the apology Thursday during a meeting between chiefs and the provincial cabinet at the Nova Scotia Archives.
“They (the government) certainly don’t have the same views as what’s been said in the court,” Membertou Chief Terrance Paul said following the meeting.
“We appreciate that. The premier has apologized and the chiefs have accepted that and we are very fortunate to have a government that is willing to listen to the Mi’kmaq.”