CBC Canada1d ago
Bilijk First Nation elects new chief Justice Gruben, youngest in N.B. at 28
Justice Gruben is the new chief of Bilijk, also known as Kingsclear First Nation. He wants to make change in the community for the next generation, which includes his two-year-old daughter.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bilijk-first-nation-new-chief-9.7131475?cmp=rss
PhoenixSerenityMar 17, 2023

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Forestry companies say they're at risk because of Wolastoqey title claim to more than half N.B.

Several of New Brunswick's largest forestry companies have filed legal documents in a title claim by the Wolastoqey Nation for about 60 per cent of the land in the province. 

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