Calling on Communities to Support our Sma’knis

John Abram, Millbrook.

John Abram, Millbrook.

Between 1914 and 1918, over 70 – fathers, husbands, grandfathers enlisted to fight in the Great War. From small Mi’kmaw communities through Nova Scotia, Bernard, Brooks, Francis, Gloade, Herney, Paul, Wilmot were a few of the family names who represented a little over 2000 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq as our contribution to the war.

This year will mark the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of the War and in effort to remember and place our Great-great grandfathers as part of our written history, The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq will be looking to publish a unique booklet on th ...

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