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Education, Youth

Educators Translate Robert Munsch Books for Mi’kmaq Students

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An advisory committee of MK educators has translated seven Robert Munsch books into the Mi’kmaq language. The books will be distributed to students in every Continue Reading →

Education

MCG Wisqoq In Mi’kma’ki Project

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In the summer of 2013, Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) undertook an ambitious tree planting project in our MCG member Communities. Together with the help of Continue Reading →

Education

AFNs National Chief Welcomes Secured Funding for Education

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Calls for Continued Action in Priority Areas OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo responded to the 2014 federal budget Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

By no means is beading just recently catching on in popularity. The art has been around for centuries and more and more youth in Membertou Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: IRS Legacy Project completes first phase

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Developing the historic Residential School Legacy program The Indian Residential School (IRS) Legacy Project is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commemoration project that began Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Government Connects Youth with Personalized Skills & Training

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Seventy First Nations to participate in a program to help connect youth with skills training The Government of Canada is investing in skills training for Continue Reading →

Business, Education

The Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies Launches First of its Kind Contest

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Sydney – For the first time post-secondary students are being invited to submit case studies in a contest that focuses on aboriginal business. In an Continue Reading →

Education, Health

TV documentary unearths wild flavours of the Maritimes

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Halifax – November 27, 2013 Foraging for food in the wilderness might seem like something our ancestors did, but during the past decade it’s attracted Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Happy New Year from LSK

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Another New Year!!! I hope that everyone had a great holiday. I am sorry that I wasn’t able to write anything for December, 2013, but Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Diabetes Corner: Diabetes & Your Heart!

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For many of us when we think about February we think about Valentine’s day, and visions of red paper hearts and roses jump into our Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Nursing as a profession

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While we realize that there is a pressing moral and social obligation to address the disparaging health, social and economic inequities experienced by First Nation, Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Information for the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement

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Personal credits for educational entities and groups I know you have a lot of questions and I’ll do my best to answer them, the first Continue Reading →