MK Hosts Annual Planning Symposium

A group from Wagmatcook discussing Education in their community.

A group from Wagmatcook discussing Education in their community.

Educators, parents, Elders, youth and other community representatives congregated at the Ramada in Dartmouth from March 11-13th, 2015, for the annual Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey Symposium.

The theme of this year’s planning session was ‘Mindfulness and Wellness – Balancing the Medicine Wheel.’

The keynote speaker for the event was Stephen Augustine who spoke to the crowd about the teachings of ancestors. Augustine shared stories that had been passed down to him over the years from his parents and grandparents. He inspired educators when he spoke about ...

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