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Wabanaki ancestors were drawn to this region by the rich territorial resources. The traditional government was the Wabanaki confederacy, political alliance that represented a sacred bond of the Algonquian kinship. After European contact, a colonial regime became dominant Wabanaki were eventually centralized on reserve lands, which are defined in the Indian Act, as “a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in her Majesty, which has been set apart by her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band.”
Reserve lands are different from other land in that:
- Legal title to reserve land is held by the Crown rather than by individuals and organizations;
- First Nations have a recognized interest in reserve land that includes the right to exclusive use and occupation, inalienability and communal nature of interest;
- The land cannot be seized by legal process or be mortgaged or pledged to non-members of a First Nation;
- The Minister must approve or grant most land transactions under the Indian Act
- Today there are 16 Wabanaki reserve lands in the province of New Brunswick
Waponahkiyik Waponahkiyik niktok Wolastoqiyik, Mi'kmaq, Peskotomuhkatiyik, Aponahkewiyik nakaPanuwapskewiyik. Wikultuwok yutktahkomikok, kisiwihtomutit New Brunswick, mecol amqahk kehsikoton. Waponahkeweya 'tolonapemuwa 'piyemitahatomonyayut wikultiniya ipocol eci koluwok wicuhketikonol weci kisawsultitit. Kci-lakutuwakon mecimiw psi keq tepinomutit,mawoluhkatuwok 'ciw Algonquianey lakutuwakon. Okamonuhkewiyikpetapahsitit, nekomaw-ota psi keq 't-olahqemhomonya. Mam te Waponahkiyik kisi punok ktahkomikokewikhasik Indian Act tahalu, "ktahkomiq tepeltok Kincemossusq, nekom kisiasqi-punok weci kisuwehketit naka wolapetomutit mawiw Skicinuwok".
Skicinuwey ktahkomiqpiyemi piluwey tahalu:Kincemossusq tepeltokkatok pesq wen kosona mawiw wenik;Skicinuwok tehpukisuwehketit kosona opihtomutit, mate kisi miluwawon kosona wihqehtasiw nakamawi tpeltasu;Mate kisi wihqehtasiw wentpolumut kosona ankuwehtasiw kosona 'koti milun tan wen skat Skicin; nakaMenistol tacuwi wolitahatomonkosona 'kisitahatomon ktahkomiq keq keti miluwehkasik itomuwiw Indian Act. Pemkiskahk kamahcinkehsanku eyikil Waponahkiyik wikultitit yut New Brunswick:
Mi'kmaq Wolastoqiyik
Bouctouche Kapskusisok
Burnt Church Neqotkuk
Eel Ground Sanutamk
Eel River Bar Pilick
Elsipogtog Sitansisk
Fort Folly Welamooktoo
Indian Island
Metepenagiag Peskotomuhkatiyik
Pabineau Skutik
The traditional government was the Wabanaki Confederacy, it was a political alliance that represented a sacred bond of the Algonquian kinship.
After European contact, a colonial regime took over. Wabanaki were eventually centralized on to Reserve lands. These reserve land according to the Indian Act, are "a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, which has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band".
Reserve lands are different from other land in that:
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