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August 2012

Community, Sports

Eskasoni Arena Receives Funding for Upgrades

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On April 25, 2015 Government of Canada officially held a press release in supports of upgrades to the Dan K. Stevens Memorial Arena in Eskasoni. Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Esgenoôpetitj First Nation Officially Opens New Accommodation Facility

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On March 18, an open house was held on the site of Esgenoôpetitj First Nation’s newly constructed accommodation facility adjacent to its processing plant in Continue Reading →

Business

Sipekne’katik’s Brandon Maloney Wins Prestigious Fisheries Award

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Every year the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) honours excellence in First Nations commercial fisheries across the Atlantic region. This year’s Continue Reading →

Business

Robert Wilmot receives Carpentry Scholarship

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Robert Wilmot, a member of Millbrook First Nation, is the recipient of the 2016 ATCO Structures & Logistics Indigenous Carpentry Scholarship Award. This 30-year-old’s desire Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Mattea Bernard is, Gymnastics

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11 year-old Mattea Bernard recently returned from the 2016 Atlantic Gymnastics Championships held in St. John’s, NF with a satisfying 5th Place overall showing. Mattea’s Continue Reading →

Business

Opportunities Summit on economic development

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MONCTON – Premier Brian Gallant hosted partners from more than 70 economic development organizations in Moncton at an Opportunities Summit on economic development. “We are Continue Reading →

Community

Memorial Service for past Grand Chief Denny’s

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Family and friends of the late honorable leader Grand Chief John Denny Jr. gathered on April 12th, 2016 in Eskasoni Gabriel Center, Eskasoni NS. The Continue Reading →

Community

CBU’s Purdy Crawford Chair Wraps up Mentoring Program

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North Bay, ON – Cape Breton University’s Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies will bring this academic year’s mentoring program to a close for Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy named 2016 Coady Chair in Social Justice at StFX University

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Antigonish – Internationally renowned artist Alan Syliboy of Millbrook, Nova Scotia has been named the fifth Coady Chair in Social Justice at StFX University. In Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

“Be Patient, Wait for the Signs”

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We are each uniquely led, whether by the Creator or our own intuition, to achieve what is in us to become or accomplish in this Continue Reading →

Legal

Mi’kmaq Chiefs respond to the Daniels Decision

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While the Daniels Decision is a reason for celebration by the Métis Nation of Canada, Nova Scotia has always been the traditional homeland of the Continue Reading →

Health, Youth

Eskasoni man saves choking boy

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What began as a regular family trip to the grocery store could have taken a tragic turn if not for the quick actions of an Continue Reading →