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Aboriginal Health Care in Crisis

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Prime Minster Stephen Harper ended the June 11 2008 apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools with the following statement about the Truth and Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Health

Membertou: First Nations Mold Remediation Case Study

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The community Named after the Grand Chief Membertou (1510–1611), the Membertou First Nation belongs to the greater tribal group of the Mi’kmaw Nation. Membertou is Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Lennox Island completes Emergency Responses Plan for Water Treatment Facility

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Lennox Island First Nations is a Mi’kmaq community situated on the northwest coast of Prince Edward Island with approximately 450 residents. Lennox Island like many Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Community resilience in the face of disaster for Tobique

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Tobique First Nation is a Maliseet community with a population of approximately 1800 people that’s located at the confluence of the St. John and Tobique Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Health

Training in Emergency Preparedness

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First Nations face many challenges when responding to emergency events impacting the community. Such challenges include but are not limited to lack of resources, lack Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Emergency Preparedness Week

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Emergency Preparedness Week is a national awareness initiative that has taken place annually since 1996. It is a collaborative event undertaken by provincial and territorial Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Health

Supporting fire departments crucial to community safety

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Kingsclear First Nation is located approximately fifteen kilometers away from the capital city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. The community runs adjacent to the Saint John Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

Chief Michael Augustine Memorial Legal Defence Fund

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Background The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs (APC) is a federal non-profit organization, created in 1995. Its mandate is to “research, analyze and Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

A special place to get Blessed Holy Water

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There is a tradition where the Roman Catholic Church meets the Mi’kmaw people every year on Good Friday, the Indian Brook residents and guest gather Continue Reading →

Art, Community

Community Guide – May 2012

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Art, Community, Culture, Education

Mimaju’aq – Coming Alive

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Tripartite Forum Language Page Colouring Contest Winners for March 2012 The Mi’kmaq • Nova Scotia • Canada Tripartite Forum would like to extend its sincere Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Health, Youth

The Bear River Beat: Let the summer activities begin

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May Birthday greeting go out to: Henry Roscoe, Linda Copage, William Copage, Henry Copage, Jeremy Harlow, Theresa Joudrey, Cody Joudrey, George Labrador, Mary Ann Melanson, Continue Reading →