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Dorene Bernard

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Dorene Bernard, Shubenacadie Band member, joined the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre team as the IRS (Indian Residential School) Legacy Project Coordinator in April 2013.  She Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Preventing Falls with Dr. Vance

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As the nights get cooler and the days get shorter, the risk of falling outside becomes more of an issue. Slipping on frosty steps in Continue Reading →

Community, Education

In our words, stories of Veterans

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Dear Editor: It is that special time of year again to honour those great Mi’kmaq men and women who served their country and have given the Continue Reading →

Education

SAIT Student Wins Equity Scholarship

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A student from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology is the recipient of the 2013 Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative of the Alberta stations of Continue Reading →

Education

2013 Graduates with Masters in Social Work, from Wilfred Laurier University

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Education

NS Aboriginals take Iron Workers Training

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Fourteen Aboriginals from all parts of Nova Scotia graduated on October 10, from a 16 week Iron Workers training program at the NSCC campus in Continue Reading →

Education

Four youth from StFX recive Scholarship

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Four StFX students honoured with Sister Dorothy Moore Mi’kmaq Education Scholarship StFX is celebrating student success. Four StFX B.Ed. students, Ashley Julian, Luisa Martin, Rayana Continue Reading →

Business, Education

Mi’kmaq Trades People Working on Membertou School

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More than a dozen local Aboriginals are part of the construction crew for the new Membertou School now under construction. The Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office, Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Aboriginal Youth Become Active Ambassadors

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Active Ambassadors and Educators for Endangered Atlantic Salmon Habitats Aboriginal youth from the Native Council of Nova Scotia are working with Elders and their community Continue Reading →

Education

Over the years, Mi’kmaq people have seen the landscape of Atlantic Canada become more and more multicultural and reflective of the cultures of people who Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Celebrating the Mi’kmaw Language with Music and Song

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The Read to Me! Program is launching a new CD, Ninen Na Mi’kma’ji’jk, a collection of songs and rhymes in the Mi’kmaw language for young Continue Reading →

Education

Increased Safety for East Coast Fishermen

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A pilot project is currently taking place with the aim of establishing a new vessel-specific safety program for East Coast fishermen. For the last three Continue Reading →