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Wagmatcook & Breton Air forms Kitpu Aviation

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Unama’ki – Cape Breton, NS – Wagmatcook First Nation proudly announced that the Mi’kmaw Community is now a partner-owner of Breton Air, based at the Continue Reading →

Community, Eco

Qalipu First Nation Expresses Deep Concern Over Redfish Fishery Allocation

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February 7, 2024, Corner Brook—Qalipu First Nation (QFN) is disappointed and deeply concerned about the recent announcement on the reopening of the Unit 1 redfish Continue Reading →

Community, Obituaries

Remembering Our Founding Editor

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Business, Community, History

The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq and Government of Canada sign historic Framework Agreement, a milestone in delivering housing and infrastructure services in Mi’kmaw communities

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October 11, 2023 — Millbrook First Nation, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People, Nova Scotia — Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and The Continue Reading →

Award, Community, Culture

Membertou Annual Awards Banquet

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This year’s award winners are: Warrior Award (Judah Christmas), Coach’s Award (Calaya Doucette), Rising Star Awards (Ayslynn Bernard and Robert Julius Paul), Sportsperson of the Continue Reading →

Community, Eco

NAFF IV Forum Held in Nanaimo, B.C.

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The fourth National Indigenous Fisheries & Aquaculture Forum (NAFF IV) hosted by the National Indigenous Fisheries Institute (NIFI) took place at the Vancouver Island Conference Continue Reading →

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Shirley’s Corner

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Quey aqq pijilas’i to twenty-twenty four. I do not know how to say this, but Shirley’s Corner is kind of trapped in 2023 with our Continue Reading →

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Chiefs Elect New Assembly Of First Nations’ Regional Chief For Nova Scotia

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Mi’kma’ki – The Chiefs of Nova Scotia recently completed the final stages in the process for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Regional Chief for Continue Reading →

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Qalipu Band Council Selects Western Vice Chief Jenny Brake as Acting Chief

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December 3, 2023, Corner Brook—The Band Council assembled this weekend to select one of the two regional Vice-Chiefs to stand in as Acting Chief following Continue Reading →

Community

First Regional Chief for Newfoundland Selected to Lead at Assembly of First Nations

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Lennox Island First Nation Opens New Marine Services Facility

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For time eternal, the Mi’kmaw community of Lennox Island First Nation has called this small island located in beautiful Malpeque Bay home. Located off the Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Abegweit First Nation Honours National Indigenous Veterans Day

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Lexi Drummond Communications Officer Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI [email protected] Tyler Gould Director of Economic Development Abegweit First Nation [email protected] Scotchfort, Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) — Continue Reading →