MMS Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Greetings Listuguj! 

August 4^th, 2025 marked the 25^th anniversary of the signing of the Political Accord between the communities of Gesgapegiag, Gespeg and Listuguj which created the Mi’gmawei Mawio’mi Secretariat. And, wow, twenty five years has gone by in the blink of an eye. We hosted three simultaneous celebrations in the three communities to mark this special anniversary and each of them were filled with sun, fun, laughter and lots of citizens coming out to celebrate with us. Here in Listuguj, we even had an opportunity to splash some of our councillors with ice cold water in our Splash Zone. It was such a successful event and we were so happy to have so many Elders participate.  

Its impossible to sum up the work of the Secretariat in just a few short words. As someone who has been with this organization since the beginning, I can tell you that the last 25 years have been filled with hard work, dedication, frustrations, victories, losses, perseverance, struggles, learning, listening and above all, the focus to make Gespe’gewa’gi a greater place for its citizens.  

The team at MMS has worked tirelessly over the last 25 years to ensure our resources are harvested sustainably, that Mi’gmaq laws are respected and that third party interests know, understand and respect the Mi’gmaq worldview.  

I want to thank all of the Leadership who have worked with the Secretariat over the last 25 years. It is the Leadership that drives the determination of our work forward.  

When it comes to the work of the Secretariat, I have a quote that I tell my team often and it is that “change is generational” and we have to be that change in our territory to ensure that our rights and responsibilities are at the forefront of all of the work that we do. We love our Territory, our communities and the citizens that we serve! 

By MMS