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MSVU appoints first Special Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs

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Halifax – October 3, 2017 – Patrick Small Legs-Nagge has been named Mount Saint Vincent University’s first Special Advisor to the President on Aboriginal Affairs. Continue Reading →

Culture

HERH Acknowledges Mi’kmaq History Month

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It was a beautiful day to raise a Teepee and that’s what happened in Milford NS at the Hants East Rural High School. With help Continue Reading →

Culture

Treaty Day Celebrations 2017

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Photos provided by Adam Gould, April Maloney, Carol Busby and Communications NS.  

Culture, Health

IWK Health Centre permanently raises Mi’kmaq flag

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Halifax – In observance and celebration of Mi’kmaq history month and Treaty Day, the IWK permanently raised the Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag on its grounds Continue Reading →

Culture

Kicker Grand Pré 2017: A Celebration of Peace and Friendship

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Culture, Education

Grad profile: Connecting storytelling, heritage and the environment

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Shalan Joudry, Faculty of Management This article is part of a series on graduates of Spring Convocation 2017. Read more grad profiles (https://www.dal.ca/news/2017/06/02/cheers-to-the-class-of-2017-.html) or, to Continue Reading →

Culture

A Good Friday Morning to you

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I hadn’t planned on getting up early but Flash, my grey tiger-striped cat made himself known before dawn on Good Friday. His claws had captured Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Waterfront Amphitheater Project

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April 19, 2017 – The Town of Annapolis Royal and Bear River First Nation are pleased to announce their partnership in relation to a waterfront Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Battiste shares insight into ‘Indigenizing the Academy’

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Challenges and opportunities Brock may encounter as the University works to expand and improve supports for its indigenous community were highlighted during a recent presentation Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Nearing the end of the E’se’get Archaeological Project

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When the public thinks of archaeology, they often think of a stereotypical dig site: an archaeologist with a large crew, carefully removing dirt from precisely Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

FIRST FISHERS: Basement treasure centerpiece of new exhibit

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A 15.5 foot (4.7m) birch bark canoe that was constructed by the Mi’kmaw in the early 1900s for hunting and fishing in the backwoods of Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Ghost Cat going International

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Michael J. Isaac of the Listuguj First Nations was in Havana Cuba, recently as part of a Canadian delegation at the Havana International Book Fair. Continue Reading →