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Community, Health

Responding to and Preventing Sexual Violence Together in Paqtnkek

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Implementing a Sexual Violence Response & Prevention Project and Sharing Lessons Learned on Our Community Action Plan Paqtnkek – The Paqtnkek Health Centre and the 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 →

Community, Sports

Mkumi’knipuk (Icy Season) 43rd Annual Eskasoni Winter Carnival

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This year Eskasoni celebrated its 43rd Annual Winter Carnival title Mkumi’knipuk (Frozen Ground) on February 17-21, 2016. This year’s winter carnival held many events from Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Life Time Achievement Award for late Chief Charlie Joe Dennis

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Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia hosted their annual The Sea Farmers Conference on January 27-29, 2016 in Halifax and held a special Lifetime Achievement Award Continue Reading →

Community

Atlantic salmon: Plamu for the future

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The Atlantic salmon (Mi’kmaq: Plamu) is an important cultural and traditional resource for the Mi’kmaw people of Atlantic Canada. Both Aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples of Continue Reading →

Business

NS Entrepreneurs Embrace Innovation to Grow

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Projects support activity in ICT, cleantech and fisheries sectors Halifax – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) On February 8, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Thinking Ahead for a Greener Cleaner Spring

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Maintaining a healthy watershed is imperative to maintaining a healthy community both physically and culturally. Together, the Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) and community volunteers have Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Geographic Obstacles Can’t Stop Woodstock First Nation

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The vibrant Woodstock First Nation is located on the west bank of the Saint John River approximately 90 kilometres north-west of Fredericton, New Brunswick. Despite Continue Reading →

Community, Sports

The Champ: EFC Honours the late Seymour Doucette

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The Eskasoni Fitness Center (EFC) was packed on February 29, 2016 when family and friends of the late world class power lifter Seymour Doucette was Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Mount graduate student’s research gets international recognition

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Danielle Root comes from the small community of Listuguj First Nation in Quebec. When Danielle was young, her mother always encouraged Danielle to do something Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

NSCC-Truro Powwow 2016

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Community

I Lost My Talk: Rita Joe’s poem created into a Visual Musical Masterpiece

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Would Rita Joe, the late Poet Laureate of the Mi’kmaw people, have ever imagined how she and her poem, ‘I Lost My Talk,’ would be Continue Reading →