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Acadia First Nation’s Commercial Fishery Continues to Grow

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Located about three kilometers east of Yarmouth in southwestern Nova Scotia is the Acadia First Nation. Although the Mi’kmaq First Nation is made up of Continue Reading →

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Potlotek Signs MOU with Richmond County

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ARICHAT – Potlotek First Nation and the Municipality of the County of Richmond have signed a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding between both councils. The MOU Continue Reading →

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Mi’kmaq Plamu/Salmon Management Plan Introduced

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Since 2012, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly) and Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO) have been developing a Mi’kmaq Plamu Salmon Management Plan, Continue Reading →

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First Nations are new economic drivers in rural economies

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Hantsport – With one year of operations complete, the Glooscap First Nation Economic Development Corporation (GFNEDC) is well on its way to creating a new Continue Reading →

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Wagmatcook First Nation’s Preston Bernard Wins Prestigious Fisheries Award

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Every year the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) honours excellence in the First Nations commercial fishery across the Atlantic region. This Continue Reading →

Business, Education

Investment in mining sector training programs for FNs

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Bathurst – The provincial government has invested $136,000 in two training programs for 23 aboriginal individuals at the Trevali Mining Corp.’s Caribou mine near Bathurst. Continue Reading →

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New Developments in Expansion of Commercial Fishery

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Located along the south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula at the intersection of the Gesgapegiag River estuary and the Bay of Chaleurs is the Gesgapegiag Continue Reading →

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In. Business Launches in Winnipeg

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Sydney – Sixty First Nations, Metis, and Inuit youth will start their business careers this Friday when Cape Breton University (CBU) kicks off its Central Continue Reading →

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Update on FNs Financial Transparency Act

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OTTAWA – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act: “Our Continue Reading →

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Training Mi’kmaq for Work on Maritime Link

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Membertou – With work beginning on the Maritime Link, NSP Maritime Link is partnering with the Mi’kmaw Economic Benefits Office (MEBO) to train local Mi’kmaq Continue Reading →

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Wagmatcook Acquires New Access to Snow Crab

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The picturesque Wagmatcook First Nation and its 700 registered Band members is located on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes in Cape Breton, Nova Continue Reading →

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Recognizing our Commercial Fishers

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Every year, the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs secretariat (APCFNC) honours the hard work and celebrates the success of the men and women Continue Reading →