Nova Scotia Museum’s ethnology curator Roger Lewis. Property of the Nova Scotia Museum
October is Mi’kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia. The goal of the month is to help Nova Scotians build awareness of Mi’kmaq history and heritage, and to increase understanding of the province’s rich Mi’kmaw culture.
Treaty Day marks the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia as proclaimed in 1993 by then Premier John Savage and Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy. Several events are planned throughout the month, including the 5th Annual Mi’kmaq History Month Educators Conference (Oct. 2-3), Mi’kmaq artist Alan Sy ...
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