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August 7, 2012

Community, Education

Mi’kmaq employment program ‘really helpful’

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SYDNEY – Membertou resident Angie Doucette is working as a human resources co-ordinator at Membertou First Nation through a program from the Mi’kmaq Employment Training Continue Reading →

Education

NS Aboriginals take Iron Workers Training

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Fourteen Aboriginals from all parts of Nova Scotia graduated on October 10, from a 16 week Iron Workers training program at the NSCC campus in Continue Reading →

Business, Education

New Aboriginal Website Integrates Social Media

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Focused on Business Development & Training Millbrook, NS, April 21, 2013 – The new “Nova Scotia Aboriginal Employment Partnership” (NSAEP) launched a website that integrates Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Marshall Inquiry Review: Community forums

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Dear Editor: The release of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution in 1989, was an empowering turning point for the Mi’kmaq to Continue Reading →

Legal

Tripartite Forum hosting Marshall Inquiry Public Forums

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Are you concerned about justice as a Mi’kmaw citizen? Please join the Tripartite Forum Justice committee and Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network to share your experiences. Continue Reading →

Business

First Nations Train For Shipbuilding Opportunities

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Unama’ki, NS, Feb.6, 2013 – The federal government is contributing $6 million in funding for the Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office (UEBO) in Membertou, to train Continue Reading →

Legal

A Review of the Marshall Inquiry Recommendations

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Tripartite Forum hosting public forums in NS’s Mi’kmaw Communities The late Donald Marshall Jr. was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1971 and spent 11 years Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Snapshot: East Coast Contemporary Aboriginal Art

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Snapshot: East Coast Contemporary Aboriginal Art, a major exhibition of contemporary East Coast Aboriginal art presented by the Khyber Centre for the Arts and the Continue Reading →