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TRC request Pope to apologize

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Dear Editor: I have heard on the APTN that, in response to the TRC request for the Pope to apologize within one year for the Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

CBU Announces $100,000 in Support of Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies

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Sydney, NS – Cape Breton University (CBU) is pleased to announce that Grant Thornton is providing $100,000 to support the work of the Purdy Crawford Continue Reading →

Culture

Green Party Statement on release of Truth and Reconciliation Findings

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OTTAWA June 2, 2015 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands) issued the following statement regarding Continue Reading →

Culture

Terrance Bernard & Tanas Sylliboy – History in the Making

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On May 9, 2015, Terrance Bernard and Athanasius (Tanas) Sylliboy made history during CBU’s spring convocation. The two Eskasoni men became the first Aboriginal male Continue Reading →

Culture, Health, Legal

Truth, then reconciliation: Aboriginal Peoples and Canada’s future

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With the release of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Canada again confronts a dark chapter in its relationship with Aboriginal Peoples. Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Sipuke’l Gallery opens it’s doors

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Sipuke’l Gallery opened on June 3rd with the Grand Opening on June 21st to coincide with National Aboriginal Day. The Gallery is owned by Acadia Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Powwow Trail 2015

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Culture, Education

Facilitating Independence

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On Friday, March 27, approximately 70 Teachers Assistants and Student Support Workers attended the first of 4 workshops in Eskasoni on working with students who Continue Reading →

Culture

Stop Swiping and Start Zapping!

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For those times when the glare from a phone keeps your eyes wide open, or you are feeling dull from swiping on a tablet screen. Continue Reading →

Culture, Health

Activating Social Change Project Description

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The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is pleased to begin work on a new project, Activating Social Change Through Awareness & New Tool Generation. Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

Community Members Discuss the Citizenship Code

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On February 24 & 25, a group of individuals from the Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia, came together to discuss the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Mi’kmaq Culural Centre on Track

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