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Tidal Energy in the Bay of Fundy, MCG & You

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Presently there is a lot of activity in the Bay of Fundy, specifically the Minas Passage, concerning Tidal Energy and the use of tidal turbine Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Understanding Family Connections

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One of the pillars of the negotiation process is “to revive, promote and protect a healthy Mi’kmaq identity”. Determining who is a Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Education

Julian Marshall wins Leadership Award

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Sydney Academy student Julian Marshall wins third annual CBC Cape Breton Leadership Award Julian Marshall, a Grade 12 student at Sydney Academy, is the winner Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Professor of Holocaust Studies on Cornwallis

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Dear Editor: The following letter was sent to Halifax Regional Council by a member of the Halifax Jewish community, who is a daughter of a Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dal steps up support for Aboriginal students with full‑time advisor and support centre

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Dalhousie has established its first full-time Aboriginal student advisor position and created an affiliated campus centre to boost support for students from Indigenous communities attending Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Minister Bennett Discusses Ways to Improve Education Outcomes

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Halifax, NS – On April 27, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, participated in an education roundtable held at Dalhousie University Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom News…

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Spring is here!!! I am so excited because it means warmer weather ahead and another month closer to the end of the school year, which Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy named 2016 Coady Chair in Social Justice at StFX University

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Antigonish – Internationally renowned artist Alan Syliboy of Millbrook, Nova Scotia has been named the fifth Coady Chair in Social Justice at StFX University. In Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Kerry and his Canon??

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Education, Youth

L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom News…

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February was an exciting and very busy month. First of all, our Scholastic Book Fair was a great success… thanks to the support of the Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative School Walking Challenge Champions!

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The grade 5 students of Ms. Melissa Boyer’s class at Chief Harold Sappier Memorial Elementary School are the 2015-16 Champions of the annual ADI School Continue Reading →

Community, Education

ABMHS Role Model of the Year – Victor Alex

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It has become a great annual tradition when the Allison Bernard Memorial High School (ABMHS) student body selects a Mi’kmaw Elder to be the recipient Continue Reading →