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August 2012

Business

APC Congratulates Commercial Fisheries Awards Winners

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The Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat would like to congratulate all the winners of the Third Annual Aboriginal Fisheries Awards! The Continue Reading →

Community

Tripartite Forum: Working Committee Meetings for March 2014

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The Mi’kmaq – Nova Scotia – Canada Tripartite Forum currently has four Working Committee meetings scheduled for March 2014. All Tripartite Forum Working Committee meetings Continue Reading →

Youth

Trinity puts her drawing to the test

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Trinity Stephens, a grade six Truro Junior High School student from Millbrook First Nation, won 1st place in the Junior division of the Royal Canadian Continue Reading →

Sports

To Members of Aboriginal Sport Council of Nova Scotia

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Dear Editor: A Heartfelt thank you for the Honour you have given me in the Life Time Achievement Award! We go into sport as a Continue Reading →

Culture

An interesting Documentary

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Dear Editor: As Winter Olympics fever fills the air, I noticed a link on Facebook that took me back to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Continue Reading →

Legal

Harper Government Slams Door on Land Claims Resolution

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Access to Justice Blocked by Massive Funding Cuts to Research (Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – February 20, 2014) First Nations claims research organizations across Canada yesterday Continue Reading →

Legal

Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Specific Claims Research Associations Call for Immediate Restoration of Funding February 26 – Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) notified Claims Research Continue Reading →

Letters

Mother Earth is not doing well

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Dear Editor: I can see great damage being done to Mother Earth, if the moratorium on deep-water irrigation wells is lifted. There is enough damage Continue Reading →

Education

AFNs National Chief Welcomes Secured Funding for Education

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Calls for Continued Action in Priority Areas OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo responded to the 2014 federal budget Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

By no means is beading just recently catching on in popularity. The art has been around for centuries and more and more youth in Membertou Continue Reading →

Community

Membertou Promotes the Awareness of Domestic Violence

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There are many types of domestic violence, and it can happen at any age, to anyone. According to Nova Scotia’s  Domestic Violence Action Plan, aboriginal Continue Reading →

Culture, Health

Transitioning to Health: Decolonizing health care for FNs

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“There is nothing that can be done from another place or by another race that cannot be done better by our own people.” This was Continue Reading →