{"id":16368,"date":"2025-12-09T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/sipeknekatik-first-nation-bans-houston-cabinet-ministers-in-scathing-rebuke\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T22:43:09","slug":"sipeknekatik-first-nation-bans-houston-cabinet-ministers-in-scathing-rebuke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/sipeknekatik-first-nation-bans-houston-cabinet-ministers-in-scathing-rebuke\/","title":{"rendered":"Sipeknekatik First Nation bans Houston, cabinet ministers in scathing rebuke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nova Scotia\u00b7NewSipekne\u2019katik First Nation is once again chastising the Houston government and says that the premier and two of his cabinet ministers are not welcome on reserve lands. The premier\u2019s office says it takes the message as a threat.\u2018They don\u2019t have our best interest at heart,\u2019 chief says in statementTaryn Grant \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: Dec 09, 2025 5:22 PM EST | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Sipekne\u2019katik First Nation says that Premier Tim Houston is banned from reserve lands. (CBC)Sipekne\u2019katik First Nation is once again chastising the Houston government and says that the premier and two of his cabinet ministers are not welcome on reserve lands.In a news release Tuesday, Chief Michelle Glasgow said she and band council for the Mi\u2019kmaw community have adopted a resolution that Premier Tim Houston, Justice Minister Scott Armstrong and L\u2019nu Affairs Minister Leah Martin are banned \u201cas undesirables\u201d from band property.\u201cPremier Houston has lost all credibility as the province\u2019s elected Premier; he continues to be ill-advised on anything related to L\u2019nu Affairs and continues to violate constitutionally protected Mi\u2019kmaw rights,\u201d Glasgow said in the release. \u201cThey don\u2019t have our best interest at heart.\u201dBreaking the ban could result in a $50,000 fine, the statement says.\u201cThis banning is not only for our protection, but for theirs,\u201d Glasgow added.The premier\u2019s office said in a brief statement to CBC News that \u201cGovernment takes safety threats on the Premier and Ministers very seriously.\u201dGlasgow said that Houston has not visited the First Nation in central Nova Scotia or developed relationships with Sipekne\u2019katik\u2019s elected leaders since he came into office in 2021.\u201cHe has continued to radicalize colonial practices to suppress our community and fellow Mi\u2019kmaw by forming Laws that direct harm against us,\u201d she said.Houston should be \u201cdeeply ashamed\u201d of appointing Armstrong and Martin, she added, saying Armstrong is not following \u201cthe highest law of Canada, the Constitution,\u201d and Martin \u2014 who is Mi\u2019kmaw \u2014 is \u201ca disrespectful person who has no right to speak on our behalf.\u201dSipekne\u2019katik has previously called for Martin\u2019s resignation.The statement does not point to any specific actions taken by the Houston government, and no one from Sipekne\u2019katik immediately responded to an interview request.It comes less than a week after Armstrong directed police agencies to crack down on illegal cannabis dispensaries, which Mi\u2019kmaw chiefs decried as a targeted attack. Glasgow has said she was \u201cappalled\u201d by the directive.The rebuke from Sipekne\u2019katik is another blow to an already fractured relationship between Houston and First Nations.Mi\u2019kmaw chiefs and grassroots people have called out the Houston government repeatedly this year for failing to consult as it pushes for more natural resources development, and for passing legislation that was perceived to target Mi\u2019kmaw land protectors.MORE TOP STORIESABOUT THE AUTHORTaryn Grant covers daily news for CBC Nova Scotia, with a particular interest in housing and homelessness, education, and health care. You can email her with tips and feedback at taryn.grant@cbc.ca <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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