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August 7, 2012

Culture, Legal

Truth and Reconciliation Process and the “The Catholic Church Math”

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When we think of the “Truth and Reconciliation Process” (“Process”) regarding Residential Schools, one might believe this to be the start towards a healing process. Continue Reading →

Community

National Aboriginal Day Celebrates 20 years

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So what does Aboriginal Day mean to PR George Paul, a Mi’kmaq journalist from Eskasoni First Nation? To be honest, 20 years ago, it didn’t Continue Reading →

Business, Health

Free Yoga Session to Celebrate Launch of Website

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When people first hear the word yoga they think of difficult balances, tangles limbs and uncomfortable yoga postures. What many might not know that there Continue Reading →

Community

2016 Membertou Election Results!

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The votes have been counted and the community has spoken!  Following several weeks of campaigning by the candidates for Chief and Council, Membertou voters have Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Community Members Answer “Who is Mi’kmaq”?

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Mi’kmaq identity has been a priority topic for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs and has guided work at Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO). Continue Reading →

Community

Millbrook takes the road less travelled, walks away from Kwilmu’kw Maw-Klusuaqn / Made In Nova Scotia Process

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Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia – Effective as of May 18, 2016, the Chief and Council of the Millbrook First Nation has withdrawn its support Continue Reading →

Business

CBU’s Purdy Crawford Chair Release Indigenous Business Textbook

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Sydney – On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Cape Breton University’s Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies released its first textbook titled Indigenous Business in Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dal steps up support for Aboriginal students with full‑time advisor and support centre

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Dalhousie has established its first full-time Aboriginal student advisor position and created an affiliated campus centre to boost support for students from Indigenous communities attending Continue Reading →

Art, Health

Cancer through Lauren’s Art

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For 24 year-old, Lauren Sylliboy of Eskasoni, being diagnosed with breast cancer at such a young age was a shock to her and her family. Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

“Be Patient, Wait for the Signs”

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We are each uniquely led, whether by the Creator or our own intuition, to achieve what is in us to become or accomplish in this Continue Reading →

Health, Youth

Eskasoni man saves choking boy

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What began as a regular family trip to the grocery store could have taken a tragic turn if not for the quick actions of an Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Membertou Boxing Club Delivers Knockout 2nd Show!

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A year ago, Ta’n Wen’ju’te’ke-winu’k Etl-kina’masulti’tij delivered what was the absolute best amateur boxing show in Nova Scotiawith Toe to Toe in MB2. The boxing Continue Reading →