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Culture, Education

Prosper Named Inaugural Knowledge Keeper

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St. Francis Xavier University has named Kerry Prosper, a respected Mi’kmaw Elder, published author and Band Council member from Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation as its inaugural Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dalhousie U: Research Tracks Indigenous Health Trends & Determinants

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The health status of Indigenous adults has been deteriorating in Canada for over a decade, and socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous Canadians have increased Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Mind Over Metal Welding Camp Sparks Interest

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A four-day welding camp, the first of it’s kind in Nova Scotia, was held at the Strait Area Campus of the Nova Scotia Community College Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Only The Mi’kmaq Know Who Is Mi’kmaq

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The Challenge with Self-Identification and recent court decisions Europeans and western governments have worked for centuries to oppress and eliminate the Indigenous peoples of Canada. Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Millbrook Day Care Gets Upgrades

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Millbrook Early Education Centre adds natural play area as a place for ‘play and learning’ just in time for the new school year. There has Continue Reading →

Education, Health

World Suicide Prevention Day

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Focusing on Hope Hope, Help and Healing. The Three H’s refer to the three phases of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention; the before, during, and Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Junior University Helps Prepare Indigenous Teens For Careers In Health

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Community, Education

Commemoration Advisory Committee Members Named

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Halifax – The Halifax Regional Municipality is pleased to announce the members of the newly formed Special Advisory Committee on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis Continue Reading →

Education

2018 Coady Welcome Social

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The 2018 Diploma in Development Leadership participants were formally welcomed to Coady International Institute, StFX University, and Town of Antigonish/Municipality of the County of Antigonish. Continue Reading →

Education

Northumberland Strait Coastal Restoration Project Seeks Community Input, Help to Choose Site

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The Northumberland Strait Coastal Restoration Project Team is conducting a Community Knowledge Survey to gather Community input about tidal wetlands and needs your help identifying Continue Reading →

Education

Canadian Catholics Grapple With A History Of “Whitewashing” Indigenous Children

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Click on the link to read the story: https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/06/14/canadian-catholics-grapple-history-whitewashing-indigenous-children

Education

Mi’kmaw Elder, Two-Eyed Seer Recognized

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Albert Marshall is a highly respected and much loved Elder of the Mi’kmaw Nation who lives in Eskasoni First Nation in Unama’ki (Cape Breton). Known Continue Reading →