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FREDERICTON – Premier Blaine Higgs announced changes to the senior ranks of the provincial public service. “Our government recently laid out a roadmap for the Continue Reading →
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Executive recognizes and respects the removal of Morley Googoo as Regional Chief for Nova Scotia-Newfoundland by First Nations leadership Continue Reading →
October 10, 2019 – The wrongful conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. is a significant part of Nova Scotia’s history. Nova Scotians can now access the Continue Reading →
National Chief Perry Bellegarde Fully Supports the Listuguj First Nation in Exercising their Treaty Right to Fish in their Territory OTTAWA – Assembly of First Continue Reading →
In the spirit of advancing reconciliation, Indigenous executives in the National Indigenous Fisheries Institute worked with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) over the last two Continue Reading →
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs is proud to announce the launch of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Enrollment Process. “September 23rd is more than Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Government is making it easier for Residential School survivors and their families to reclaim their birth name. For many Indigenous children entering residential schools, the Continue Reading →
Barry Paul Bernard did not seek out his current position as Aboriginal court liaison for the Nova Scotia Court System and Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network. Continue Reading →
The National RCMP Family Violence Initiative Fund (FVIF) has awarded a total of $59,000 to support initiatives in New Brunswick. The Elsipogtog After-School program, an Continue Reading →
The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly) are pleased with Canada’s decision on Bill C-92 which has now become the first federal law in Continue Reading →
