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Community

Wetqanipuk Eskasoni Winter Carnival 2023

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It is an Eskasoni tradition that dates back 49 years – the Eskasoni Winter Carnival. This year the winter carnival came in like a storm. Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Esgenoôpetitj First Nation’s Fish Processing Plant Reaches Top Production Capacity

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Ten years after acquiring an old, obsolete, virtually all manually operated fish processing plant in Bas Caraquet, New Brunswick, the community is in the process Continue Reading →

Community

Shirley’s Corner: “Life in the twenty-first century”

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Hello and welcome to Shirley’s Corner where anything and everything is never in the norm. I must admit that if things were in the norm, Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Clarification Regarding Rebrand of the Cultural Foundation

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Corner Brook—Qalipu’s Cultural Foundation was launched in February 2014 to support Band members in connecting with and discovering their Mi’kmaw culture. To ensure success, the Continue Reading →

Legal

Mi’kmaw land claim in New Brunswick signals Indigenous nations ‘increasingly assertive over title’

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Community, Eco, Education

Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) 2022-2023 Fieldwork Year in Review

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq – Department of Aquatic Resources and Fisheries Management (Mi’kmaw Conservation Group) Our AFSAR team worked exceptionally hard this past year Continue Reading →

Community, Education

News from L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom School

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Hi folks! It has been a couple of months since I have been able to write a submission due to the fact that we have Continue Reading →

Community

Ugpi’ganjig First Nation and Canada announce new Addition to Reserve and housing to support future housing development

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Today, Ugpi’ganjig First Nation and the Government of Canada announced the completion of an Addition to Reserve and recently completed housing projects in the community. Continue Reading →

Community

Healthcare Worker Retention

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The last few years have been long and hard, especially for our healthcare workers. They have contributed so much and sacrificed so much to keep Continue Reading →

Obituaries

Dr. Glode’s Legacy Will Endure

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The agency of Mi’kmaw Family and Children Services of Nova Scotia want to express our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and admirers of Dr. Continue Reading →

Community

Qalipu First Nation Welcomes New Band Manager, Charles Pender

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Corner Brook—Qalipu First Nation is pleased to announce the selection of its new Band Manager, Charles Pender, who will begin working with the Band on Continue Reading →

Community

Pancake Night in Potlotek

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Another long-standing tradition in Potlotek led by the late Lillian Marshall is Pancake Night. Held on Shrove Tuesday and paired with Waltes games, it is Continue Reading →