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August 2012

Sports

Thank You from Chief Norman Bernard on a Successful Summer Games

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On behalf of my community, we were honoured to have hosted the Wagmatcook 2011 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games. Our community embraced and took on Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Health

Share Your Truth: TRC Announces Atlantic Hearings

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In preparation for the Atlantic National Event from October 26-29 in Halifax, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) will host six Atlantic Hearings Continue Reading →

Business

Government of Canada Supports UEBO

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Membertou – August 5, 2011 – The Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office (UEBO) will receive operational funding to continue its economic development work on behalf of Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Jitu’nmu’q Mima’juwaqn: Sustaining our livelihood

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Sydney – According to a recent study by Stantec Inc., Mi’kmaq communities in Nova Scotia consume 1.9 times more electricity than the Nova Scotia provincial Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Apply for Aboriginal Foreign Aid Internships

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Amherst/Truro – On August 11, 2011, MP Scott Armstrong encouraged local aboriginal youth in Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley  to participate in the Government of Canada’s new International Continue Reading →

Culture

About Cashing In – Season 3

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Cashing In exposes the high-stakes, winner-takes-all world of First Nations gaming. The half-hour drama is set on the fictional Stonewalker First Nation in southern Manitoba. Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games 2011 – Wagmatcook

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Community Spirit Makes Summer Games a Success The Wagmatcook men winning gold in the “Tug of War” event may have captured the genuine spirit of Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Jyllian has recently taken up the position of Mainland Mi’kmaq Community Coordinator – FASD project with The CMM. As the Mainland Mi’kmaq Community Coordinator Jyllian Continue Reading →

Patricia Paul, Potlotek High student works with Dalhousie architecture students and planners on storage facility for canoes and kayaks. Community

Summer 2011 in Potlotek

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Obituaries

Obituaries – September 2011

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Corey Andrew Dennis, 24 of 15 Raspberry Lane, Eskasoni, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 at home. Born in Sydney, he was the son of Continue Reading →