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August 7, 2012

Legal

For too long, Indigenous Peoples in Canada have had to prove their rights exist and fight to have them recognized and fully implemented. To truly Continue Reading →

Community

The Original Six Hockey In Eskasoni

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Over the past winter a local Eskasoni team Catch the Joker has been making great efforts to heighten the excitement of hockey in Eskasoni. These Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Working Together To Repatriate Cultural Property

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MP Bill Casey Introduces Aboriginal Cultural Property Repatriation Act Bill Casey, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester, was pleased to introduce the Aboriginal Cultural Property Repatriation Continue Reading →

Education

British Colonial Governor Edward Cornwallis Statue Removed

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The following is what Robert Jackson, chief American prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, had to say about genocidal behaviour: “No regime bent on exterminating another Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Rose Michael The Artist Behind The Design Of RCMP Eagle Feathers

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There are little children everywhere playing while their mom beads the most beautiful original creations I have ever seen. They say if you support an Continue Reading →

Culture, Youth

Mount Celebrates Wi’kapaltimk Aqtapuk

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On February 1, 2018, the Aboriginal Student Centre and Office of the President at Mount Saint Vincent University hosted students, faculty and staff at the Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Talking With Crystal Gloade

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Did you ever have a passion for something that you dreamed of doing and then it becomes a reality. That is exactly what happened to Continue Reading →

Culture, Youth

A New Opportunity For Mi’kmaw Voices

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The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is giving the chance to one Mi’kmaw filmmaker to create a short film through the Languages of Nova Scotia Initiative. Continue Reading →

Legal

The Duty To Consult At The Supreme Court

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In 2017 the Supreme Court released four decisions which elaborated on the substance and application of the duty to consult and accommodate (Clyde River (Hamlet) Continue Reading →

Education, Health

2017 Atlantic First Nations Health Conference

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The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) held its annual Atlantic First Nations Health Conference from November 7 to 9, 2017 at Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Digital Skills Funding For Mi’kmaw Youth Throughout Nova Scotia

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HALIFAX – The Federal government is committed to investing in the future of young Canadians today and providing them with the digital skills they need Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Final Update: Remediation Of Barriers To Fish Movementq

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The Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) Culvert Project Team had a busy field season that ran from June to December 2017. The team, which consisted of Continue Reading →