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August 2012

Sports, Youth

Mi’kmaw Swimmers Bring Home Hardware from NAIG

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13 year old George Brett Paul hauls a record 9 medals Close to a hundred athletes almost lost the chance to compete for their nation Continue Reading →

Community

Si Denny Gathering 2014

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“Si’aq Mawiomi – Si Denny Gathering was a HUGE SUCCESS to help create awareness! The weather was cooperating with us but it was the food, Continue Reading →

Letters

Thank you for all our help!

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I wanted to just out a tiny thing about how I’m grateful to Kris & my family for supporting me to train & finish “Tough Continue Reading →

Education

Consensus and Voting

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Consensus is a term commonly used when discussing decision-making, especially when people want to make sure that everyone is in agreement before moving forward on Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Engaging community members to improve housing policy and operations

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When people get together in First Nation communities, the topic of housing often comes up. In the Elsipogtog First Nation, a Mi’kmaw community and the Continue Reading →

Culture

Former CBU Professor Appointed to Order of Canada

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Joseph B. Marshall, former associate professor of Mi’kmaq studies and political science at Cape Breton University has been appointed to the Order of Canada. His Continue Reading →

Business

Atlantic First Nations Commercial Fisheries Are All Business

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In the last 15 years, First Nations commercial fisheries enterprises (CFEs) have literally boomed across the Atlantic Canada region. Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations CFEs Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

2014 North American Indigenous Games ~ photos

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Sports, Youth

Locals return from North American Indigenous Games with hardware

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Pictou Landing – There was much more to be proud of than the medals won last week at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Continue Reading →