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Education, Youth

Science is fun… No really, ask your mom

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And these students not only proved that, but they did really well in the MK Science Fair on Wednesday, March 9th, 2015. This year LSK Continue Reading →

Education

Mi’kmaq gather to develop Treaty Education Implementation Strategy

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On March 3 & 4, 2015 50 Mi’kmaw educators, lawyers, chiefs, Elders, provincial government employees, and Mi’kmaq Grand Council members gathered at the Membertou Trade Continue Reading →

Community, Education

How Paqtnkek Used Cowbird Storytelling Tool to Tell Community Stories

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It usually takes more than one person to get a story right, especially when the subjects of that story live in communities that might feel Continue Reading →

Education

Veronica Matthews receives honourary doctorate from St. FX

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ANTIGONISH – One of the three honourary doctorates presented at Sunday’s spring convocation ceremonies at St. FX went to Eskasoni’s Sr. Veronica Matthews. The registered Continue Reading →

Business, Education

Investment in mining sector training programs for FNs

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Bathurst – The provincial government has invested $136,000 in two training programs for 23 aboriginal individuals at the Trevali Mining Corp.’s Caribou mine near Bathurst. Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom (LSK) School NEWS…

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March just seemed to fly by… what with the March Break and all those storm days; lots of catching up to do. So, welcome April… Continue Reading →

Education

Mindfulness and Wellness – Balancing the Medicine Wheel

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MK Hosts Annual Planning Symposium Educators, parents, Elders, youth and other community representatives congregated at the Ramada in Dartmouth from March 11-13th, 2015, for the Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Hands-on, Minds-on Learning with Elephant Thoughts

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Elephant Thoughts, Canada’s largest charitable organization supporting Educational Outreach in First Nations communities, has been operating out of Sipeknekatik for the past year. The program Continue Reading →

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 →

Education, Youth

Celebrating Student Authors

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Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey will publish its first annual anthology of Grade 7-12 student writing and artwork this spring. The anthology will be titled A’tukowinu’k, meaning “storytellers”. Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

New Education Officer to Serve First Nations Communities

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A new aboriginal education officer at the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission will strengthen relationships, raise awareness of human rights issues and better understand how Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Successful First Term at Wagmatcook Learning Centre

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Wagmatcook Learning Centre first opened its doors in August of 2014 and students have experienced a very successful first term at the new center. For Continue Reading →