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August 7, 2012

Community

Dan Christmas named as ‘non-partisan’ Senator by Prime Minister

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Christmas is widely credited as one of the key architects of Membertou’s economic success MEMBERTOU – One of the key architects in transforming Membertou from Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Elsipogtog opens Commercial Centre with Loblaw’s and Pharmasave

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ELSIPOGTOG FIRST NATION – The Usand Group (Usand) offers its congratulations to Elsipogtog First Nation (Elsipogtog) on the grand opening of their new River of Continue Reading →

Community

New members invested into the Order of NB

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FREDERICTON – Ten accomplished individuals were invested into the Order of New Brunswick, two posthumously, by the chancellor of the order, Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau, Continue Reading →

Education

Mi’kmaw and Mohawk Honoured at Convocation

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Sydney – Cape Breton University celebrated the accomplishments of over 270 Fall graduates at a ceremony held at Membertou Trade and Convention Centre on Saturday, Continue Reading →

Community

‘Truly blessed’: Sister Dorothy Moore celebrates 60th year at Antigonish congregation

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Sister Dorothy Moore had good reason to turn her back on the Catholic Church. As a nine-year-old girl, she was displaced from her family in Continue Reading →

Community

Serve your community.

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Education, Health

Ground breaking Descendants Gathering to be Held in Unama’ki

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For the first time in Mi’kmaki, descendants of survivors of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School will be gathering together to talk about how their lives Continue Reading →

Education

Mi’kmaw Graduates 2016

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ESKASONI Sipekne’katik Pictou Landing More Graduates

Youth

Sipekne’katik shows their love for Andrew

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It’s a parent’s worst nightmare when you find out that your child is sick, and that’s exactly what happened to John and Juanita Marr of Continue Reading →

Community, Health

One daughter’s fight to come out as trans—with support from her dad along the way

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Or what not to say to the parents of a transgender child. Jude and Koda Gerrard are a father and daughter living in Halifax. Their Continue Reading →

Obituaries

Mi’kmaq teacher Elsie Basque was a revered role model

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One of Canada’s oldest residential school survivors, Elsie Basque became not only the first Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia to earn a teaching certificate, but a Continue Reading →

Culture

Nova Scotia Federal Caucus – First Nations Summit

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On June 20, 2016, 13 First Nation Chief’s from Nova Scotia filed out of their hotel in Ottawa and onto two shuttles sent from Parliament Continue Reading →