ANHEX IX Views of the Human Rights Committee under article 5. paragraph 4. of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights A. CQmmunication Wo. 205/1986, Mikmag people v. Canada fviews adopted on 4 November 1991, at the forty-third session) Submitted by: Grand Chief Donald Marshall, Grand Captain Alexander Denny and Adviser Simon Marshall, as officers of the Grand Council of the Mikmag tribal society (assisted by counsel) Alleged victims: The authors and the Mikmag tribal society State party: Canada Date of communication: 30 January 1986 (initial submission) Date of the decision on admissibility: 25 July 1990 The Human Rights Committee, established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Meeting on 4 November 1991, Having considered communication No. 205/1986, submitted to the Committee by the late Grand Chief Donald Marshall, Grand Captain Alexander Denny and Adviser Simon Marshall, as officers of the Grand Council of the Mikmag tribal society (assisted by counsel) under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Having taken into account all written information made available to it by the authors of the communication and by the State party, Adopts the following: Views under article 5. paragraph 4. of the Optional Protocol Authors 1, The authors of the communication (initial letter of 30 January 1986 and subsequent correspondence) are Grand Chief Donald Marshall, Grand Captain Alexander Denny and Adviser Simon Marshall, the officers of the Grand Council of the Mikmag. tribal society in Canada, They submit the communication both as individually affected alleged victims and as trustees for the welfare and the rights of the Mikmaq people as a whole. Grand Chief Donald Marshall died in August 1991. The communication is, however, maintained by the other authors, who continue to be responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the Mikmaq Grand Council. They are represented by counsel. -205-