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Community

The 2015 Annual Assembly and Feast Gathering of the Benoit 1st Nation Mi’kmaq Band took place on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 pm at the Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Community

More firsts for Membertou, twice!

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Membertou, the first indigenous government in the world to earn ISO certification has recently recorded another set of firsts, twice. In two events, one week Continue Reading →

Community

Summer Science Camps for the Future Electricity Experts

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This past summer, NB Power (www.nbpower.com) sponsored three science camps through Elephant Thoughts, an organization which promotes hands-on, minds-on learning for students throughout Canada in Continue Reading →

Community

Paqtnkek Honours Sisters In Spirit & Revitalizes Matriarchal Traditions

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Paqtnkek – About 80 Paqtnkek community members and friends gathered on Sunday, October 4, 2015 to march in honour of missing and murdered Aboriginal women Continue Reading →

Community

What if you held a feast and there was no food?

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A few days before UINR’s Feast in the Highlands, Helen Dennis, the person who prepares all the food for the popular annual gathering, put out Continue Reading →

Education

Treaty Education Commitment Announced at Treaty Day

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With the stroke of a pen on Treaty Day in Halifax, a commitment was made by the province and the Mi’kmaw to ensure that all Continue Reading →

Community

CBU Recognizes Two Committed Community Members with Honourary Degrees

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Sydney – On October 31, Cape Breton University (CBU) bestowed Honorary Doctor of Letters degrees on Eleanor Bernard and Eileen Pottie Forrester during its fall Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

President’s Lecture Series at Mount Saint Vincent University: Dr. Marie Battiste

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“Nourishing The Learning Spirit: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge Into Our Schools” This Mi’kmaq History Month, the Mount’s President’s Visiting Lecture Series on Teaching and Learning will Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

October is Mi’kmaq History Month – Celebrating Wapna’kikewaq

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On October 1st, Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy and Grand Keptin Andrew Denny will unveil the 2015 Mi’kmaq History Month poster that will help to kick Continue Reading →

Business, Community

BC First Nation Leaders Visit Unama’ki

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Membertou – Representatives of a First Nation community in the interior of British Columbia are in Unama’ki (Cape Breton) this week to learn more about Continue Reading →

Culture

Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek: Mi’kmaw Place Names

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The most complete geographical representation ever created of the Mi’kma’ki—the land inhabited by the Mi’kmaq—will be available online on October 1, Treaty Day. The efforts Continue Reading →

Culture

Don´t be a Convenient Indian – Protect Your Spirit

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I had the opportunity to view a youtube video where Sioux poet, actor and musician,  John Trudell was interviewed. One of his main points was Continue Reading →