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August 7, 2012

Education

Five Mi’kmaq EMO Grads Celebrated at NSCC Graduation

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A new generation of graduates from Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) are ready for anything nature can throw at them and their communities. This year’s Continue Reading →

Eco

Four year species-at-risk multi-watershed project wraps up at Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq

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March 2023 marks the end of the Nature Legacy Fund (NLF) four-year project at The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM). This project has been a Continue Reading →

Community, Eco, Education

Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk (AFSAR) 2022-2023 Fieldwork Year in Review

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq – Department of Aquatic Resources and Fisheries Management (Mi’kmaw Conservation Group) Our AFSAR team worked exceptionally hard this past year Continue Reading →

Health

Diabetes Community Champions ADI Photo/Video Project 2022

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The Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) delivers a range of primary prevention, screening, and treatment programming to reduce type 2 diabetes among Indigenous people and communities. Continue Reading →

Business, Youth

The CMM thanks their Summer Students

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As we head into the end of the summer, our students begin to wrap up their time with us at here at The Confederacy of Continue Reading →

Community

Species-at-Risk Multi-watershed Assessment and Management 2021/2022 Year in Review

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by Alyssa Palmer-Dixon Saint Croix Species-at-Risk Project Lead Desiree Roberts – Stewiacke Project Lead Steven Williams – Gulf Project Lead Mi’kmaw Conservation Group The Confederacy Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Eco

Sable Island Sweat Bee Research Trip – June 2021

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On June 24th, four Mi’kmaq Earth Keepers –Anastasia Nevin (Bear River First Nation), Savanna Francis (Pictou Landing First Nation) and myself, Hannah Martin (Millbrook First Continue Reading →

Legal

Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Specific Claims Research Associations Call for Immediate Restoration of Funding February 26 – Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) notified Claims Research Continue Reading →

Community

APC Welcomes New Health Staff

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The Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) of First Nations Secretariat is pleased to welcome two new Health staff members:  Troy Sanders and Jarvis Googoo. Our new Continue Reading →

Culture

Mi’kmaq History Month Wrap Up

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This October marked the 20th Year Anniversary of Mi’kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia. As part of the 20th Year Anniversary many initiatives were taken Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

2013 Sammy Gehue Achievement Awards

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The Sammy Gehue Achievement Awards celebrated the achievements of four dynamic students on Friday, August 30, 2013, at The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq. The young Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Gloade Crowned King

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East Mountain, NS – Justin Gloade was crowned as Millbrook’s King of the Mountain here at the Mountain Golf and Country Club on August 5, Continue Reading →