Current Status
On February 23, 2007, the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia, the federal government and the Province signed a Framework Agreement that established a long-term negotiation process to resolve issues pertaining to Mi'kmaq treaty rights, Aboriginal rights and Aboriginal title.
The Framework Agreement identifies the issues to be negotiated, goals, procedures and a time table for negotiations.
One of the first step following the Framework Agreement signing was to undertake a preliminary review of each negotiation topic and identify the key questions and issues. Subsequent to this, a number of working groups have been established to address in more detail the following topics: fisheries, land and forestry. The moose working group has been in operation for over two years.