HALIFAX — The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs is calling for the immediate removal of the statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown Halifax park. The assembly passed a resolution calling on the city to remove the bronze statue immediately, and deal with all commemorations of Cornwallis. A municipal employee covers the statue of Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis, who issued a bounty on the heads of indigenous people, during a protest in Halifax on July 15, 2017. The assembly said it has written to the municipality to call for the statue's immediate removal. Protesters gather around a covered statue of Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis, who had issued a bounty on the heads of Indigenous people, during a protest in Halifax on July 15, 2017.

Source: Huffington Post January 27, 2018 21:56 UTC