About Us

Land Acknowledgement

English

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq.  This territory is covered by the Covenant Chain of Treaties, also known as the Peace and Friendship Treaties that the Wabanaki People (Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, Abenaki, Passaquoddy and Penobscot) people first signed with the British Crown, starting in 1693.

The Peace and Friendship Treaties did not deal with the surrender of land and resources but recognized the tribe’s title and established the rules for the relationship between the parties.  These rules still govern how we are to treat each other today.  Everyone on this land is covered under these treaties and it is for this reason, we say that we are all Treaty People.

L’nu

Nopa Sko’sia Putu’suwinuk wesko’wita’jik L’nuweykatik, no’kmanaq aq maqamikewminu mena’q iknumuetukup.

Wla maqamikew anquna’ta’sik wula’tan teluisik Kisaknutmaqan Wantoqoti aq Witaptultimkewey tan Wapana’kikuwaq (L’nuk, Wolastoqiyikowaq, Pestomuhkatikowaq, A’pa’nakikowaq aq Panawahpskekowaq) mimajuinuk ewi’kmi’tip wla tan qame’kewaq aklasie’wk pekistu’tip 1693.  Kisaknutmaqan aq Ankuo’mkewel kisna Tplutaqan mu eteknupn iknmuetasik maqamikew aq wla tan apoqnmask mimajuaqn nasik mikwaptasikip Wapana’kikowaq wisunkewey aq kisa’tu’tipn tplutaqan wjit wela’maltultitaq.  Me’ ma’jukwaqtu’kil kiskuk.  Wjit wula na kiskuk wet telwa’tik msit wen na Kisaknutamaqank na anquna’luksi’kil.