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> In 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the regional municipal council of Minganie passed sister resolutions, granting the Magpie River the landmark righ
by bawolff 3y ago
> In 2021, the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit and the regional municipal council of Minganie passed sister resolutions, granting the Magpie River the landmark right of legal personhood
Maybe i'm missing something, but surely this would require an act of either the provincial or federal legislature. Surely this is way outside of the powers of a municipal council.
- lainga 3y agoAlas! Once it has the benediction of the CBC, it has the weight of the federal government behind it. (only half-joking...)
- amarant 3y agoHow is that municipality name supposed to be pronounced? My first attempt sounded too much like "u-can-eat-shit" to be correct...I hope...
- bawolff 3y agoThat's technically a band council not a municipality. They probably have more or at least different rights than a municipality, but i still doubt they have the authority to incorporate a river.
- hinkley 3y agoJournalistic piece I found about the Maggie pronounced it something like e-QUAN-uh-she Silent T’s apparently.
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