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Education, Youth

New Brunswickers Asked To Provide Input On Education

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FREDERICTON – The provincial government has released a paper entitled Succeeding at Home: A green paper on education in New Brunswick that outlines specific proposals Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

L’nuwey World View: De-Colonizing Mi’kmaq Identity

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Inherent Knowledge: A holistic Ecological Point of view that is a lifelong process Dear Editor: “Knowledge is to be preserved for the good of the Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Records Of Royal Commission On Donald Marshall Jr. Prosecution Now Online

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October 10, 2019 – The wrongful conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. is a significant part of Nova Scotia’s history. Nova Scotians can now access the Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Seven Mi’kmaw Certified ‘Good Agricultural Collection Practices’

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On October 16th -17th, 2019, Ron Smith of the University of New Brunswick/VarFor Ltd. facilitated a two-day training on Good Agricultural Collection Practices Course. This Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People And Events 28

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Disrespecting Women, not a Mi’kmaw Cultural tradition If we are to follow the great example set by our ancestors we males must have the highest Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Millbrook’s Early Education Centre

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I had a chat with Nik Phillips, Millbrook’s Director of Early Education. In this article, Nik outlines changes he and his team have made within Continue Reading →

Art, Education

UNB Welcomes First Female, Indigenous Artist-In-Residence

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The University of New Brunswick’s Art Centre has welcomed its first artist-in-residence in almost six decades. Natalie Sappier, who also goes by her Wolastoqey name Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

An Unbelizable Learning Opportunity!

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Every other year Saint Francis Xavier University offers their Masters students a service teaching opportunity which takes place in Maya Center, Belize. We (Sheri Julian-Brooks Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People and Events 27

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October 2, 2019, will be the 270th anniversary of the time when the British military governemnt offered a bounty for the scalps of the Mi’kmaq. Continue Reading →

Business, Education, Jobs

First Nations: Business In The Trades

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Membertou, NS. Sept 28, 2019…. A group of seven Indigenous trades people from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) graduated Sat. Sept 28, from the Atlantic Trades Business Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Women A Breach Of The United Nations Standard Of Free, Prior, And Informed Consent

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Many believe that the forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women was a period in Canada’s colonial history that has long since passed. Tragically, this Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Interesting People And Events 26

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Hampering the effort to contain global warming, and start reversing its negative environmental effects, which are occurring with increasing frequency, before it no longer is Continue Reading →