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Who belongs in Canada’s newest and possibly largest First Nation?
An application for membership in the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation. (Colleen Connors/CBC)
Bureaucratic process conflicts with cultural identity as Newfoundland band and federal government disagree on enrolment points system
Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation, which includes Mi’kmaq from all across Newfoundland, stands to become the largest First Nation band in Canada with more than 104,000 applicants for membership since 2008.
That is, if the band and the federal government can figure out who belongs. Read the rest of this entry
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