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Culture, Eco

Meet the Earth Keepers

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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, Culture

Abegweit First Nation Honours National Indigenous Veterans Day

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Lexi Drummond Communications Officer Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI ldrummond@mcpei.ca Tyler Gould Director of Economic Development Abegweit First Nation tgould@abegweit.ca Scotchfort, Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island) — Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

The Bras d’Or Lakes CEPI “Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” Conference: Collaborative Co-Learning in Action

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Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” Attracts Hundreds from across North America with a Focus on Two-Eyed Seeing in Action. The “Muiwatmnej Etuaptmumk/Honouring Two-Eyed Seeing” conference in Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

#Ribbonupmk Workshops, A Cultural Study Break For L’nu Students

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Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey Delivered Over 200 Ribbon Skirt Kits To Schools Across Mi’kma’ki When Kailey Simon heard that Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey was looking for ribbon skirt workshop Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Thinking Like An L’nu, In Praxis

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Reached at her home in Pictou Landing First Nation, in the company of her energetic puppy as the rain fell on her medicine garden on Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation Supports The Wolastoqey Language Through The Creation Of A New Designated Fund

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October 13, 2023 (Fredericton, NB) – It is estimated that there are less than 100 fluent speakers of the Wolastoqey language and most of them Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Sipekne’katik Cultural Teachings Featuring Crystal Gloade

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Cultural teachings have started up again for the year and this one features Crystal Gloade from Millbrook First Nation and her Birch bark and quill Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

L’NU AFFAIRS–Minister’s Statement on Truth and Reconciliation Week

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NOTE: The following is a statement from Trevor Boudreau, Minister of L’nu Affairs. September 25-30 is National Truth and Reconciliation Week, a time to focus Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Miawpukek First Nation’s Aquaculture Net Cleaning Business Continues to Expand

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Nestled at the mouth of the Conne River on the scenic south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is the vibrant remote coastal community of Miawpukek Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education, Youth

4-H Orange Shirt Day

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At the 4-H Provincial Show, held in Windsor, we had a Truth & Reconciliation area, Steve Logan & Karleigh Webb (4-H member & Mi’kmaw person) Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

The Assembly Advocates for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community

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Last week, a series of protests transpired across Canada which contested the implementation of policies promoting inclusivity in schools for those who identify as Two-Spirit, Continue Reading →