Press Release
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
Mi'gmaq Flag to be Flown Permanently on the Moncton and Shippagan Campuses
Following a resolution adopted by the Board of Governors, Université de Moncton
showed a gesture of solidarity today by permanently raising the Mi’gmaq flag at its
Moncton campus. Starting tomorrow, the Mi’gmaq flag will be flown permanently on the
Shippagan campus.
“It is an important gesture that symbolizes the fact
that these campuses are located on the unceded, traditional territory of the
Mi’gmaq,” stated Jacques Paul Couturier, Interim President and
Vice-Chancellor. He added that “it provides the foundation for a lasting partnership
to promote reconciliation with Indigenous peoples”
“The Mi'gmaq
in New Brunswick are pleased that our relationship with the Université de Moncton
continues to grow,” said Chief Rebecca Knockwood of Amlamgog First Nation and
Co-Chair of Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn. “The raising of the Mi'gmaq flag
at the entrance to the Université demonstrates that together we are rekindling the
original bond that the Mi’gmaq and the Acadians forged hundreds of years ago. We
look forward to working to bring Mi'gmaq values to the students, faculty and staff at
the Université and coming to a deeper understanding of one another.”
After 400 years of relations between the Mi’gmaq and Acadian peoples (and other
Francophones), our institution recognizes the resiliency of the Mi’gmaq people and
seeks to develop a lasting relationship with them.
This gesture is one of the
elements of a work plan being developed by Université de Moncton and the
Mi’gmaq and Maliseet First Nations, in response to the call to action by the Truth
and Reconciliation Commission.
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