I think we can understand Indian Affairs doing this to us, but (not) our own people, you know, stealing
from us-- and I'm going to say stealing because it's what they're doing," said 69-year-old Reena Sappier.



    Since Last Month
    On Thursday, March 13, 2008
    A Maliseet Nation Unity Conference was held at the Madawaska FN Rec Centre

    Present were;
    Andrew Nicholas Sr.
    Margeret Bernard

    Madawaska Maliseet Nation. Chief Joanna Bernard, Councillor Brenda Wallace, Councillor
    Patricia Bernard

    Tobique First Nation - chief Gerald Bear, Councillor Edwin Bernard, Councillor
    Theresa Perley, Councillor Tim Nicholas, Councillor Vaughan Nicholas, Wendall and
    Romona Nicholas

    Woodstock FN  -  Chief Jeff Tomah

    St. Mary's First Nation - Councillor Allan Polchies jr., Tim Paul, Nick Paul

    Oromocto FN  - Chief Roger Atwin, Councillor Shelley Sabattis
Maliseet Nation Unity Conference

          The people behind this movement are the same people who are behind our dire
    situation here. You are not told what you are supposed to know. Remind you of TEDCO?
    Gerald Bear and Edwin Bernard are reportedly involved with MNCC. And this is an election
    year also.

    "They give themselves high paying jobs and their friends and then... want to inform you.
    Or want You to partake to give them more credibility for further funding for themselves.
    Also they are the only ones that can afford to go to all these meetings." Anonymous

    MNCC is Maliseet Nation Conservaion Council. President Chief Gerald Bear, Director Tim Paul, Commercial Fisheries
    Liaison Officer Neil Perley, Maliseet Unity Technicians Wendall Niholas and Nick Paul. Anonymous

    On Fri, April 18 2008
    A Maliseet Nation Unity Conference was held at the Eagles Nest - Woodstock First Nation

    10:40 Co chairs: Wendall Nicholas & Nick Paul

            - highlights from minutes of last meeting
            - draft BCR (for each community)
            - draft letter to Prime Minister & Premier of NB
            - Press release?

    10:00 Wind Power update
               Draft Incorporation for Maliseet Power Corporation
               Grand Manan, other potential locations
               Dr. Gagnon - presentation/update
                    resolution - Maliseet allocation: Community wind power program

    12:00 Lunch
               
         1:00  Letters:

               - letter to Editor
               - letter to Stephen Harper

         1:30    Peoples Forum
                    - Secretariat - Location / funding (JEDI, INAC - capacity building) / staff
                   - Identify 3 people from each community (Elder, workers from each community)
                     TAR centre proposal
                     funding / secondments

                     draft BCR (Wendall Nicholas Implementation Policy Officer of
                          National Centre for First Nation Governance) --->

       2:00      Priority Projects
                       - Mt. Carlton
                       - Wind Power
                       - greenhouse
                       -Recreational/Commercial Fisheries

       3:00        Unity Declaration - continue to refine wording

       3:15        Flag designs for maliseet Nation        
       
       3:45       Chiefs

                          International Funding - Foreign Aid package
                          - greenhouse
                       - Recreational/Commercial Fisheries (MNCC - Tim Paul)
                       - Maliseet Power Corporation - draft Incorporation Documents
                       - Resolution - Maliseet Allocation: Community wind power program
                       - Development of Impact benefits Agreement

    They also included;
    In A Letter to the Editor on Aug 28, mid 1940's
    William Saulis writes about the need for unity "and from that point we can trek silently through
    the forest of opposition and conquer any enemies of justice for the Wulastook tribe"
                       
Ottawa settles claims with two N.B. First Nations
On Wed., Jan. 4, 2006, of the "Victoria Star" which
serves Grand Falls, Perth-Andover and Victoria
County, Beaver Paul (Ex CEO TEDCO) stated
"TEDCO has increased revenues by 300 % from $4
Million to $15 Million in three years. We have been
successful that way,  and also increasing
employment," Paul stated. "We're making headway,
we are employing more people we are increasing
sales. To people who have negative feelings toward
TEDCO we want to convert them to positive feelings
over time."
Tobique Signs Co-Management With...