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August 2012

Legal

Update: Applications Determined to be Invalid in the Qalipu FN Enrolment Process

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April 13, 2016 –  Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and Brendan Mitchell, Chief of the Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Community Members Answer “Who is Mi’kmaq”?

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Mi’kmaq identity has been a priority topic for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs and has guided work at Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO). Continue Reading →

Culture

UNB researching how digital technologies support Indigenous resurgence

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Working in partnership with the First Nations Innovation project, the Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre at the University of New Brunswick is leading a new project. The research Continue Reading →

Business

NWAC Proposes Three Iconic Indigenous Women for Next Bank of Canada Note

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Ottawa – The staff and board of the Native Women’s Association of Canada have collectively determined names of three late iconic Indigenous women to put Continue Reading →

Community

Millbrook takes the road less travelled, walks away from Kwilmu’kw Maw-Klusuaqn / Made In Nova Scotia Process

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Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia – Effective as of May 18, 2016, the Chief and Council of the Millbrook First Nation has withdrawn its support Continue Reading →

Business

CBU’s Purdy Crawford Chair Release Indigenous Business Textbook

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Sydney – On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Cape Breton University’s Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies released its first textbook titled Indigenous Business in Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Professor of Holocaust Studies on Cornwallis

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Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to Halifax Regional Council by a member of the Halifax Jewish community, who is a daughter of a Continue Reading →

Business

Mi’kmaw Economic Benefits Office: A Model to Build On

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In collaboration with the Conference Board of Canada, The Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat release a report highlighting critical success factors Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dal steps up support for Aboriginal students with full‑time advisor and support centre

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Dalhousie has established its first full-time Aboriginal student advisor position and created an affiliated campus centre to boost support for students from Indigenous communities attending Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Minister Bennett Discusses Ways to Improve Education Outcomes

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Halifax, NS – On April 27, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, participated in an education roundtable held at Dalhousie University Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

Student Names New Fishing Boat to honour late Chief

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Well, June is upon us and everyone is getting anxious for the end-of-year field trips, graduation, semi-formal, prom and of course, the last day of Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Bear River Drum Making Course

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