Kopit Lodge

05/28/2026

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear our case.

While this is disappointing, our position remains the same: our rights did not disappear when our lands were privatized. We will continue to explore other legal paths, negotiations, and strategies to seek fair outcomes, including the possibility of land return in appropriate cases.

The Supreme Court’s decision does not end our work to have our Aboriginal title recognized and respected.

Under the New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision, we can continue to pursue Aboriginal title over Crown land and potentially have those lands returned. But for lands that are now privately owned, even if we prove our title, we cannot have those lands returned to us through this case. Instead, we can seek compensation from the Province for having given those lands away without our consent. This is the law in New Brunswick for now. One day, the Supreme Court will need to clarify the law in this area, and when it does, our claim to certain private land in our territory will continue.

Until then, we will continue to assert our Aboriginal title. We will continue to work to have our Aboriginal title recognized and to hold the Province and the federal Crown accountable.

https://wnnb.wolastoqey.ca/the-fight-for-our-homeland-will-continue-wolastoqey-chief/

05/14/2026

For our relatives in Wolastoqey nation 🫶🏼

⏳ There are 3 DAYS LEFT to sign our petition to protect the Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility and Wolastoqey salmon. ❗

Every signature helps show the importance of protecting salmon in the Wolastoq and ensuring meaningful consultation when decisions affect our rights, communities, and future.

If you have already signed, please consider sharing the petition with friends, family, and colleagues to help us each more people before it closes.

Learn more, sign, and stay informed at wolastoqsalmon.ca.

05/13/2026

Hello;

We sent these out in the mail! We’re hoping to see you this evening at the community hall.
This session is chill, come have supper with us and learn about this Peat Harvesting plant.

Peat: is the spongy, dark brown material formed from partially decayed plant matter, that accumulates over THOUSANDS of years, in areas such as peatlands or bogs. Peatlands/bogs act as massive carbon sinks. The peat harvested from these lands are used in horticulture(small scale gardening), to improve moisture retention.

FYI: Peatlands are critical for climate change mitigation. Extraction and drainage of these sites release large amounts of stored greenhouse gases.

SUNGRO is one of 21 companies that extra peat from NB (mikmaki). According to Crown Peat Industry Review of 2024.

Peat plant we are all familiar with is Premier Tech, who currently and historically has been harvesting on the site of our 116 highway toward rexton.

Make your voices heard. Speak about impacts to your rights. Speak about what you believe Elsipogtog deserves if we allow them to operate.

Oelalioq

05/08/2026

Reminder that this is today. Drop in at any point at the time listed on the photo below.

Thank you 🙏 Oelalioq

We invite you (on short notice, meskeyi) to a Land Use Planning Open house in Elsipogtog, at Kopit Lodge!

Come find out what it's about; participate in the new mapping activity, possibly win some door prizes!

Oelalioq

05/06/2026

For starters, Forgive me my friends for these terribly timed photos that were taken way too far away 🙈

And thank you for your informative presentations today 🫶🏼

Big thank you to those who came out to listen and ask questions;

We covered all sorts of topics from plant and animal health, energy alternatives and other better ways forward, to human health risks!

We went over time and didn’t get a chance to focus on our side of the consultation efforts, but never hesitate to come down to Kopit lodge to talk about your concerns.

Oelalioq,
KL

05/06/2026

Come on down!
We invited our pals to speak today on the topics that were requested from the last community session
😊

05/06/2026

Come on down to grab some eats and listen to presentation that starts at 5:30! Chance to win 100$ gas card.. unironically

05/05/2026

We invite you (on short notice, meskeyi) to a Land Use Planning Open house in Elsipogtog, at Kopit Lodge!

Come find out what it's about; participate in the new mapping activity, possibly win some door prizes!

Oelalioq

05/05/2026

For the on going land use plan we been working on since 2019
Session in Fredericton this evening!

04/23/2026

Hello Friends & Fam:

Inviting Elsipogtog community members to continue discussions on the Centre Village Renewables Project (aka tantramar gas plant)

Invites will be in the mail tomorrow.
I’ve requested this to be posted on the EFN App as well.

This is hosted by Kopit Lodge with support from Tamarack Environmental. We have invited allies to speak about true impacts this type of project has on everyone and everything.

Included in the list speakers is the doctor who helped organize the group of doctors who provided insight to health impacts this type of project has on humans.

We hope to see you there.

Oelalioq,
KL team