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Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Authors Featured in New Book

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A new collection, Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Indigenous Writing from New England, includes many Mi’kmaq and Maliseet writers, past and present. Dawnland Voices calls Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

Part Merry Mi’kmaq, Part Mohawk Swagger

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APTN’s New Tuesday Night Comedy will have you slapping your knee, uncontrollably clapping your hands, or roaring like a Niskamij or Muhsumsol. Being Aboriginal Peoples, Continue Reading →

Culture

Forest Health a Concern in the Highlands

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Over the past two decades, there has been a noticeable change to the forested areas of the Cape Breton Highlands. Recent satellite imagery shows that Continue Reading →

Culture

Treaty Day Speech: Antle Denny 2014

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Dear Editor: Before I get into the substance of my speech today I would just like to reflect on a positive summer that showcased Mi’kmaq Continue Reading →

Culture

The Way Ahead – by Smagnis

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Dear Editor: At the recent United Nations Forum on Indigenous Peoples, Nobel Prize winning Mayan activist Rigoberta Menchu stated that “It is essential to integrate Continue Reading →

Culture

TREATY DAY PHOTOS 2014

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Culture

Malikewe’j: Understanding the Mi’kmaq Way

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Visiting Malikewe’j (Malagawatch) for the first time, people often describe a sense of peace and well-being that comes over them as they enter the Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Introducing: Mi’kmaw Language Apps

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Three new apps aimed to revitalize and promote the Mi’kmaw language will be released each week in October to celebrate, and in honour of, Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Join Us and Explore Mi’kma’ki at Your Pace

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www.mikmaweydebert.com The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre has launched a new website to share stories from Mi’kma’ki as well as the plans for the future Centre. Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Millbrook Powwow 2014 – Photos

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Community, Culture

Pabineau Pow wow July 2014

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To the right are photos of the Pabineau Pow Wow on Sunday July 6, 2014. Held outdoors on a sunny day. The wind kept the Continue Reading →

Culture

Former CBU Professor Appointed to Order of Canada

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Joseph B. Marshall, former associate professor of Mi’kmaq studies and political science at Cape Breton University has been appointed to the Order of Canada. His Continue Reading →