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Eel Ground First Nation Gets Go-ahead For New Elementary School

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Eel Ground, NB – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, joined Eel Ground Chief George Ginnish, members of his Band Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Bouctouche – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced funding for the new water treatment facility for the Buctouche Continue Reading →

Community, Education

A National First for Eskasoni High School

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On Monday, March 25, 2013, history was made when the first, First Nation Rotary Interact Club in Canada was officially opened at the Allison Bernard Continue Reading →

Business, Community, Youth

Millbrook’s March Break Recap

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Millbrook First Nation in the month of March. Each year, the Millbrook Wellness Program provides family-centered opportunities for the entire community. This year featured family Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Putting a Lid on It: Unama’ki Prescription Drug Misuse Gathering

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“We have grandmothers selling pills to their grandchildren,” was one of the shocking statements Chief Terry Paul of Membertou said during the Unama’ki Prescription Drug Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

Elatniaq 2013 – Eskasoni Winter Carnival Celebrates 40 Years

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This year Eskasoni celebrated its 40th Winter Carnival and held a special honouring ceremony of all the past queens to mark the beginning of Elatniaq Continue Reading →

Community

Earth Day; Giving Oositkamoo Her Due

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This morning I burned sweetgrass and sage in an abalone shell and washed my mind, heart, spirit and body in the fragrant smoke. I led Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Stronger Together: Eskasoni & Membertou Meet with CBRM

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Stronger Together was the theme of what is being considered the first in Canada when Cape Breton Regional Municipality’s (CBRM) Mayor and Council met with Continue Reading →

Community

Eel River Bar Receives 2.3 Million to Repair Storm Damage

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Eel River Bar, NB – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced investments in Eel River Bar First Nation that Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Marshall Inquiry Review: Community forums

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Dear Editor: The release of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution in 1989, was an empowering turning point for the Mi’kmaq to Continue Reading →

Community

National Aboriginal Fisheries Forum deemed a Success

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Over three hundred delegates, nearly double the foreseen amount crowded into the Vancouver Island Convention Centre in Nanaimo, British Colombia on October 2-4, 2012, to Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Unama’ki Communities Sign Apprenticeship Agreement

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Unama’ki, NS, March 6, 2013…. The five First Nation communities in Cape Breton (Unama’ki) are taking a collaborative approach to increase Aboriginal participation in the Continue Reading →