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August 2012

Community, Health

Responding to and Preventing Sexual Violence Together

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Collaborative Project of the Paqtnkek Health Centre and the Antigonish Women’s Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Services Association Seeks Community Engagement to Addressing Violence Together Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Millbrook Powwow 2014 – Photos

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Community

NSNWA Notice of Election Period

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In accordance with the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association By-law 3.04 the following community will be hosting their Community By Election. Community: Paqtnkek Election Date: Continue Reading →

Education

Youth Writing Initiative

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For the general public that hasn’t walked into a library in New Brunswick lately, what are your memories or should I say what are you Continue Reading →

Business

Starting or Growing your Business?

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Don’t forget to protect your assets and plan your tax future on or off-reserve. This brief overview can help you consider whether on-reserve incorporation is Continue Reading →

Business

Mi’kmaw Ironworkers at Irving Shipyard

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Representatives from Irving Shipbuilding, Walters Steel, Ironworkers Local 752, Hatch Mott MacDonald, EllisDon, and Irving Equipment gathered on August 6, 2014 to celebrate the installation Continue Reading →

Business

First-ever Aboriginal Pop-Up Dinner

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There’s a first for everything and the Right Some Good food festival is making no exceptions. They’re cooking up something that’s never been done before Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Commercial Fishery Thriving on Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

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Located adjacent to Edmundston, New Brunswick along the Trans-Canada Highway is the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. Thanks to strategic business decisions to diversify and expand Continue Reading →

Education

Congratulations Norma Gould

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We want to congratulate Norma Gould on receiving her degree in Social Work from St. Thomas University on July 11, 2014. Norma’s from Waycobah First Continue Reading →

Community

Photos from Millbrook’s Aug. activities – Photos

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Community

The Loretta Saunders Community Scholarship Fund

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A scholarship fund to support indigenous women in their chosen field of study About the Loretta Saunders Community Scholarship Fund Loretta Saunders was an Inuk Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Chiefs Strongly Support NS’s Decision on Hydraulic Fracturing

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On September 3, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs heard firsthand, from Minister Younger and his counterparts, the Province’s decision to prohibit shale hydraulic Continue Reading →