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Membertou Annual Awards Banquet

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This year’s award winners are: Warrior Award (Judah Christmas), Coach’s Award (Calaya Doucette), Rising Star Awards (Ayslynn Bernard and Robert Julius Paul), Sportsperson of the Continue Reading →

Community, Eco

NAFF IV Forum Held in Nanaimo, B.C.

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The fourth National Indigenous Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum (NAFF IV) hosted by the National Indigenous Fisheries Institute (NIFI) took place at the Vancouver Island Conference Continue Reading →

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Shirley’s Corner

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Quey aqq pijilas’i to twenty-twenty four. I do not know how to say this, but Shirley’s Corner is kind of trapped in 2023 with our Continue Reading →

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Chiefs Elect New Assembly Of First Nations’ Regional Chief For Nova Scotia

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Mi’kma’ki – The Chiefs of Nova Scotia recently completed the final stages in the process for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief for Continue Reading →

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Qalipu Band Council Selects Western Vice Chief Jenny Brake as Acting Chief

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December 3, 2023, Corner Brook—The Band Council assembled this weekend to select one of the two regional Vice-Chiefs to stand in as Acting Chief following Continue Reading →

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First Regional Chief for Newfoundland Selected to Lead at Assembly of First Nations

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Lennox Island First Nation Opens New Marine Services Facility

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For time eternal, the Mi’kmaw community of Lennox Island First Nation has called this small island located in beautiful Malpeque Bay home. Located off the Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Abegweit First Nation Honours National Indigenous Veterans Day

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Lexi Drummond Communications Officer Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI ldrummond@mcpei.ca Tyler Gould Director of Economic Development Abegweit First Nation tgould@abegweit.ca Scotchfort, Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) — Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

The Bras d’Or Lakes CEPI “Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” Conference: Collaborative Co-Learning in Action

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Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” Attracts Hundreds from across North America with a Focus on Two-Eyed Seeing in Action. The “Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” conference in Continue Reading →

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#Ribbonupmk Workshops, A Cultural Study Break For L’nu Students

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Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey Delivered Over 200 Ribbon Skirt Kits To Schools Across Mi’kma’ki When Kailey Simon heard that Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey was looking for ribbon skirt workshop Continue Reading →

Community, Education

News from L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom School

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Another month of school over and it was a busy one. October celebrated Mi’kmaq History Month, celebrations of our students’ accomplishments with our weekly Welluqwet Continue Reading →

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Shirley’s Corner (Part One) Issue #6

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Hello and welcome to my corner of the world, it has been a while since I did any writing. My summer was the worst in Continue Reading →