Monthly reminder of being Mi'kmaw | Published by Mi'kmaq Maliseet Nations News • Serving Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Eastern Quebec, P.E.I. and Newfoundland
Blog Archives

August 7, 2012

Culture, Education

Learning to Teach Mi’kmaq

Comments Off on Learning to Teach Mi’kmaq

A week long course Teaching Mi’kmaq as a Second Language (TMSL) level A1 was developed by Mi’kmaw linguist, Dr. Stephanie Inglis Associate Professor of Mi’kmaq Continue Reading →

Education

Government supports Aboriginal business studies

Comments Off on Government supports Aboriginal business studies

SYDNEY – The Harper Government has made a significant contribution to Cape Breton University’s (CBU) Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies, a  research chair Continue Reading →

Education

Mi’kmaw Graduates of CBU Honoured at Banquet

Comments Off on Mi’kmaw Graduates of CBU Honoured at Banquet

On Saturday, May 12, twenty-five CBU graduates from seven First Nation communities across the province celebrated their academic accomplishments at a banquet held at Membertou Continue Reading →

Learning about fair trade organic coffee beans. Community, Culture, Youth

L’sitkuk Celebrates: “Honouring Wsitqamuk”

Comments Off on L’sitkuk Celebrates: “Honouring Wsitqamuk”

L’sitkuk (Bear River First Nation) held a four-day gathering/conference the last week of May that brought artistic, cultural, and environmental themes to the forefront of Continue Reading →

Education

ANTEC a Resounding Success

Comments Off on ANTEC a Resounding Success

Approximately 550 First Nation educators from Atlantic Canada convened in Sydney for professional development at ANTEC 2012 held May 16 -18. The bi-annual Atlantic Native Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Unama’ki College Dedicates Lab to Prominent Mi’kmaw Leader

Comments Off on Unama’ki College Dedicates Lab to Prominent Mi’kmaw Leader

Sydney –On May 1, Cape Breton University’s Unama’ki College formally named its language lab in honour of the late Kji-keptin Alexander Denny (1940-2004). The dedication Continue Reading →

Business, Education, Youth

BlackBerry Technology Key to Business Network for Aboriginal Youth

Comments Off on BlackBerry Technology Key to Business Network for Aboriginal Youth

Leadership in Aboriginal post-secondary education is rooted in Cape Breton University’s vision of academic excellence. Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to this model of education, the Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

New Book Explores Mi’kmaw Language Relationship with Landscape

Comments Off on New Book Explores Mi’kmaw Language Relationship with Landscape

Sydney – Shubenacadie, Whycocomagh, Tracadie. These are familiar place names to Nova Scotians and to travellers in the province. Less familiar are the origins of Continue Reading →