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August 2012

Education, Health

World Suicide Prevention Day

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Focusing on Hope Hope, Help and Healing. The Three H’s refer to the three phases of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention; the before, during, and Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Junior University Helps Prepare Indigenous Teens For Careers In Health

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Community, Culture

Millbrook’s 1st Annual Competition Powwow

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Millbrook First Nation is introducing a new style to its Annual Powwow. Although this will be Millbrook’s 20th Annual Powwow, this will be the first Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Commemoration Advisory Committee Members Named

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Halifax – The Halifax Regional Municipality is pleased to announce the members of the newly formed Special Advisory Committee on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis Continue Reading →

Letters

Correcting Trudeau

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Dear Editor: This is a quote by Justin Trudeau commenting on the racist treatment of Mexicans/Indians and refugees at the Mexico/USA border: “Obviously this is Continue Reading →

Letters

Get Your Arms Ready

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Dear Editor: I am happy & extremely thrilled to announce the North American Indigenous Invitational Arm Wrestling Championships (NAIIAWC) will be held during NAIG 2020. Continue Reading →

Legal

Bill C-262 UN Declaration: Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Act

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In 2016, a Private Member’s Bill was introduced in the House of Commons, titled Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Shirley Spreading Awareness In MB2 & Eski

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Shirley Christmas has been working to save lives since 2015. That year, she began her campaign to eliminate texting-while-driving in our communities. Recently she held Continue Reading →

Education

2018 Coady Welcome Social

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The 2018 Diploma in Development Leadership participants were formally welcomed to Coady International Institute, StFX University, and Town of Antigonish/Municipality of the County of Antigonish. Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Ministers Committed To Quality Social Services

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Provincial and territorial ministers responsible for social services met on July 31, in Halifax to discuss key social policy issues including: income security for Canadians Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

NSITEN Signs Indigenous Tourism MOU And Funding Agreement

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For the Board of Directors of the Nova Scotia Indigenous Tourism Enterprise Network (NSITEN) it has been a one year journey to finally signing a Continue Reading →