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Seeking Volunteers For Saltmarsh Skills Building

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With the summer field season upon us, the Northumberland Strait Coastal Restoration Project is seeking volunteers to join them and gain new experiences and skills Continue Reading →

Culture, Youth

CMM Hosting Kejimkujik Youth Camp

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq is excited for you to join us September 13th-15th for a fun and educational weekend at Kejimkujik National Park! Kejimkujik Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Wula Na Kinu: THIS IS WHO WE ARE

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As Mi’kmaq we have always said the Indian Act says who is an “Indian”, not who is Mi’kmaq. An important part of our nationhood and Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Funding To Help Preserve Indigenous Culture & Language

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Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of its Listen, Hear Our Voices initiative, which offers funding and digitization services to Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Keith Henry Joins Launch Of New Federal Tourism Growth Strategy

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Federal government strengthens Indigenous tourism and creates middle class jobs Kanien’kehá:ka Nation (Montreal, QC) – On May 22, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Celebrating Equity, Diversity And Community Engagement

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The annual Equity and Community Building Awards were handed out yesterday It was everything you’d expect of an awards ceremony celebrating the bridge-builders of McGill. Continue Reading →

Culture, Youth

9th Annual Sipekne’katik Striped Bass Derby

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Rain the evening before may have dampened the grounds and river banks of the Stewiacke River but it certainly did not dampen the spirits of Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People And Events 25

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Cathy Martin, Then and Now On Friday, March 29, 2002, I had published in the Halifax Herald a column I wrote about the achievements of Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Indigenous Unmarked Graves Program

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On May 1st, 2019 the Last Post Fund (LPF) was invited to present the Indigenous Unmarked Graves Program at the Culture and Heritage Committee Tripartite Continue Reading →

Culture, Sports

1969 Mic Mac Ball Team

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Culture, Education

Honouring Atlantic FNs’ Relationship To Salmon Through Ceremony

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2019 is the International Year of the Salmon. The relationship between salmon and Atlantic First Nations is deep and historic, as it is essential for Continue Reading →

Culture

Honouring Janet Kitz’s Memory And Contributions

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On May 10, 2019, Janet Kitz, the widow of the first Jewish Mayor of Halifax and a gifted author, a lady whom I had a Continue Reading →