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Mi’kmawey Debert Partners With RBC To Fund New Programming

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October 14, 2021 Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC) recently announced a new partnership with RBC, which will provide multi-year support for its Roots of Reconciliation Program (ROR). This Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

News From L’nu Sipuk Kina’muokuom School

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Yay… we finished our first month of school!!! It is great to be back and to see all the students. I have missed them, and Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education

Sipekne’katik Cultural History Teachings

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Following the events of the Freedom Day March on June, 21, Day of Reflection, Healing July 1, Landyn’s Journey of Awareness Walk and Sipekne’katik taking Continue Reading →

Art, Culture, Eco, Education, Youth

Protected Lands

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (The CMM) is supporting mainland Mi’kmaw communities in the development and establishment of Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in Continue Reading →

Culture, Eco, Education, Health

Covid and Climate Change

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It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has dramatically changed everyone’s lives. The significant measures taken to control the spread of the virus, from stay-at-home orders Continue Reading →

Community, Education, Youth

Sammy Gehue Awards 2021

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Sammy Gehue, a Mi’kmaq from Indian Brook (Sipekne’katik Band), was diagnosed soon after his birth with a rare and incurable blood disease known as Fanconi’s Continue Reading →

Eco, Education

Rock Removal and Grass Planting in Pictou Landing FN to Protect and Build Coastline

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Culture, Education, Health

DFO, RCMP And Mi’kmaq Gather For Peaceful Future

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Department of Fisheries and Oceans, RCMP and Mi’kmaq gather on the shores of the Shubenacadie River at the site of the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Returning To The Siknikt And Sipekne’katik Districts Of Mi’kma’ki

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Eltaqte’key: I Weave With A Loom Every evening for two weeks in July 2019, Cynthia Martin sat in the dining room of our rented field Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Millbrook Contributes $300K To #BuildMikmaweyDebert

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On July 15, during a small ceremony at the Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia, Chief Bob Gloade and Council presented Dr. Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Expanding Indigenous Educational Initiatives

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Millbrook – Ulnooweg is expanding Indigenous educational initiatives through the Ulnooweg Education Centre. The purposes of this charitable organization are to advance education in Indigenous Continue Reading →

Culture, Education, Youth

Salmon Ceremony: Honouring Our Relationship With Plamu

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The relationship between salmon and Mi’kmaq is deep and historic, as it is essential for cultural expression. Salmon are large, so a single fish can Continue Reading →