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August 7, 2012

Education

Mi’kmaw Elder, Two-Eyed Seer Recognized

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Albert Marshall is a highly respected and much loved Elder of the Mi’kmaw Nation who lives in Eskasoni First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton). Known Continue Reading →

Education

Renewed Agreement Supports Mi’kmaw Students

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Mi’kmaw students attending public schools will continue to receive the programs and services they need to succeed, thanks to a renewed five-year education agreement between Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Grand Opening of the Wagmatcook Court

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Nova Scotia’s first Aboriginal Wellness and Gladue Court was officially opened and celebrated in Wagmatcook First Nation today, June 21, marking National Indigenous Peoples Day. Continue Reading →

Community

Apprenticeship Program Trains 16 People

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Sixteen people from Mi’kmaw communities in Cape Breton are receiving specialized apprenticeship training and work experience to achieve Red Seal carpentry certification, filling the need Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

News from L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom

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Where has the time gone. I can’t believe that our L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom (LSK) school has been open for 10 years. It has been ten Continue Reading →

Culture

Doug Knockwood: Mi’kmaw Elder, Stories, Memories, Reflections

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Mi’kmaw Elder Doug Knockwood and his wife Michelle reside on Indian Brook Indian Reserve, Hants County, Nova Scotia, which is part of the Sipekne’katik Band. Continue Reading →

Culture, Education, Legal

Interesting People and Events 18

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Donald Marshall Jr: 1971: Wrongful Murder Conviction My personal tribute to a man of great courage, the late Donald Marshall Jr. The determination the late Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Anku’kamkewey (Relationship) Accord Cements Paqtnkek/Antigonish County Partnership

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As an eagle flew overhead, the cloudy skies gave way to sunshine as Chief Paul (PJ) Prosper of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation and County of Antigonish Continue Reading →

Culture, Sports

Kjipuktuk to Host the 2020 NAIG

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Kjipuktuk (Halifax) has been chosen to host the 2020 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), which will be the largest multi-sporting event to be held in Continue Reading →

Culture

In Loving Memory of Lillian Beatrice Marshall

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September 30, 1934 ~ April 9, 2018 Lillian B. Marshall was a well known and much loved Mi’kmaw Elder from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Maliseet De Viger First Nation Expanding Commercial Fishery

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The lower St. Lawrence region of Québec, a few kilometers north of Rivière-du-Loup in Cacouna and Whitworth Township, is home to the Maliseet de Viger Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Canada Supports Indigenous Community Based Justice

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Community-based justice programs help to reduce crime, victimization and incarceration, increase community safety, and provide culturally relevant access to justice services. The Government of Canada Continue Reading →