Canadian military must learn more about Aboriginal history: Mi’kmaq organizer
HALIFAX — An organizer of the Aboriginal ceremony in Halifax disrupted by off-duty members of the Armed Forces on Canada Day says she is glad the military has apologized but she also wants a public acknowledgment that much of the East Coast is unceded Mi’kmaq territory.
“More than an apology, I need that education out there,” Rebecca Moore, a member of Nova Scotia’s Pictou Landing First Nation, said Wednesday.
“That needs to be well known. That needs to be broadcast loud and clear by the Canadian Armed Forces. They need to make sure that their employees are well aware of that to avoid future conflicts like this.”
Gen. Jonathan Vance, the chief of the defence staff, said late Tuesday that the Forces’ members involved will be removed from training and duties while the military conducts an investigation.