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August 2012

Culture, Youth

Millbrook Youth Moose Harvest is Broadening Horizons

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Millbrook youth paired with several chaperones and volunteers camped over the September 20-22 weekend in the Cape Breton Highlands for the Annual Millbrook Youth Moose 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 →

Education, Youth

Aboriginal Youth Become Active Ambassadors

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Active Ambassadors and Educators for Endangered Atlantic Salmon Habitats Aboriginal youth from the Native Council of Nova Scotia are working with Elders and their community 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 →

Education

Over the years, Mi’kmaq people have seen the landscape of Atlantic Canada become more and more multicultural and reflective of the cultures of people who Continue Reading →

Community

Province Supports Membertou Sports & Wellness Centre

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Cape Breton families will enjoy new recreation facilities and healthier futures with a provincial investment in the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre. The project, a Continue Reading →

Community

Qalipu Enrolment Committee to Review Band Applications

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OTTAWA – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and Brendan Sheppard, President of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians (FNI),  welcomed Continue Reading →

Community

National Tree Day in Millbrook

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On a blustery and rainy National Tree Day, the Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) and Millbrook Fisheries hosted a tree planting event in Millbrook First Nation. Continue Reading →

Culture

2013 Treaty Day Celebrations

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Sports

Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Summer Games 2013

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Legal

Tripartite Forum Working Committee Meetings for October 2013

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The Mi’kmaq – Nova Scotia – Canada Tripartite Forum currently has two (2) Working Committee meetings scheduled for October 2013. All Tripartite Forum Working Committee Continue Reading →

Health

Diabetes Corner: Physical Activity and Arthritis

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Anyone that is affected by arthritis understands the physical challenge that lies ahead of them. Though it can be difficult to get started, due to Continue Reading →