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Culture, Education

Interesting People And Events 28

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Disrespecting Women, not a Mi’kmaw Cultural tradition If we are to follow the great example set by our ancestors we males must have the highest Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Millbrook’s Early Education Centre

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I had a chat with Nik Phillips, Millbrook’s Director of Early Education. In this article, Nik outlines changes he and his team have made within Continue Reading →

Art, Education

UNB Welcomes First Female, Indigenous Artist-In-Residence

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The University of New Brunswick’s Art Centre has welcomed its first artist-in-residence in almost six decades. Natalie Sappier, who also goes by her Wolastoqey name Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

An Unbelizable Learning Opportunity!

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Every other year Saint Francis Xavier University offers their Masters students a service teaching opportunity which takes place in Maya Center, Belize. We (Sheri Julian-Brooks Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People and Events 27

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October 2, 2019, will be the 270th anniversary of the time when the British military governemnt offered a bounty for the scalps of the Mi’kmaq. Continue Reading →

Business, Education, Jobs

First Nations: Business In The Trades

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Membertou, NS. Sept 28, 2019…. A group of seven Indigenous trades people from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) graduated Sat. Sept 28, from the Atlantic Trades Business Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Women A Breach Of The United Nations Standard Of Free, Prior, And Informed Consent

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Many believe that the forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women was a period in Canada’s colonial history that has long since passed. Tragically, this Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People And Events 26

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Hampering the effort to contain global warming, and start reversing its negative environmental effects, which are occurring with increasing frequency, before it no longer is Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Statement: Federal Court Approves Federal Indian Day Schools Settlement

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From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Ottawa — The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett, issued the following statement on August 19, 2019: “The Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

NSERC-Promo Science Summer Camp Blends Indigenous And Western Science For Youth

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Culture, Education

Friendship Centre & MSVU To Launch New University Access Program

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Halifax – The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) are pleased to be launching a pilot of a new university access Continue Reading →

Education

Elder Joe Michael: Doctor of Humanities

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Mi’kmaq Elder Lawrence Joseph Michael is a highly regarded inspirational and spiritual leader within Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq community, Indigenous communities across Canada, and on Acadia’s Continue Reading →