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In late January, a group of Chiefs from the Atlantic region, including Chief Leroy Denny (Social Lead, Nova Scotia); Chief George Ginnish (New Brunswick); Chief Continue Reading →
Implementing a Sexual Violence Response & Prevention Project and Sharing Lessons Learned on Our Community Action Plan Paqtnkek – The Paqtnkek Health Centre and the Continue Reading →
It has become a great annual tradition when the Allison Bernard Memorial High School (ABMHS) student body selects a Mi’kmaw Elder to be the recipient Continue Reading →
This year Eskasoni celebrated its 43rd Annual Winter Carnival title Mkumi’knipuk (Frozen Ground) on February 17-21, 2016. This year’s winter carnival held many events from Continue Reading →
Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia hosted their annual The Sea Farmers Conference on January 27-29, 2016 in Halifax and held a special Lifetime Achievement Award Continue Reading →
The Atlantic salmon (Mi’kmaq: Plamu) is an important cultural and traditional resource for the Mi’kmaw people of Atlantic Canada. Both Aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples of Continue Reading →
Maintaining a healthy watershed is imperative to maintaining a healthy community both physically and culturally. Together, the Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) and community volunteers have Continue Reading →
The vibrant Woodstock First Nation is located on the west bank of the Saint John River approximately 90 kilometres north-west of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Despite Continue Reading →
The Eskasoni Fitness Center (EFC) was packed on February 29, 2016 when family and friends of the late world class power lifter Seymour Doucette was Continue Reading →
Would Rita Joe, the late Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaw people, have ever imagined how she and her poem, ‘I Lost My Talk,’ would be Continue Reading →
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 →
On January 20, 2016, Brendan Mitchell, Chief of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation met with Rick Janega, President and CEO of Emera Newfoundland & Labrador. Continue Reading →
