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Culture

TRC request Pope to apologize

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Dear Editor: I have heard on the APTN that, in response to the TRC request for the Pope to apologize within one year for the Continue Reading →

Legal

Have Aboriginal groups reached the peak of their legal powers?

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OTTAWA – A series of court decisions have steadily expanded the legal rights of Aboriginal groups in recent years but these unprecedented victories are unlikely Continue Reading →

Health, Youth

Symposium examine gaps in Mi’kmaq child welfare

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MEMBERTOU – A symposium on Mi’kmaq child welfare has produced a consensus that there are gaps in the province’s social services network. About 130 people, Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Truth & Reconciliation Commission brings calls for action

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History met hope at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s closing events in Ottawa, as residential school survivors and their allies examined the past and looked Continue Reading →

Community

New Bilingual Mi’kmaq/English Podcast series launched

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Kjipuktuk (Halifax) – The Halifax Media Co-op is pleased to announce the launch of ‘Pjilasi Mi’kma’ki’ (Welcome to Mi’kma’ki), a new podcast series produced and Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

CBU Announces $100,000 in Support of Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies

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Sydney, NS – Cape Breton University (CBU) is pleased to announce that Grant Thornton is providing $100,000 to support the work of the Purdy Crawford Continue Reading →

Culture

Green Party Statement on release of Truth and Reconciliation Findings

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OTTAWA June 2, 2015 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada and MP (Saanich – Gulf Islands) issued the following statement regarding Continue Reading →

Community

Dwight Dorey MA to run for National Chief

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Nova Scotia – Dwight Dorey, a Mi’kmaq from Nova Scotia is pleased to announce his candidacy in the upcoming election for the National Chief of Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Chiefs Angry with AANDC’s Decision – Simon Case

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In May Chiefs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island received a letter from the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Continue Reading →

Culture

Terrance Bernard & Tanas Sylliboy – History in the Making

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On May 9, 2015, Terrance Bernard and Athanasius (Tanas) Sylliboy made history during CBU’s spring convocation. The two Eskasoni men became the first Aboriginal male Continue Reading →

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 Developing Partners & Assessing Needs Paqtnkek – The Paqtnkek Health Centre and Continue Reading →

Culture, Health, Legal

Truth, then reconciliation: Aboriginal Peoples and Canada’s future

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With the release of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Canada again confronts a dark chapter in its relationship with Aboriginal Peoples. Continue Reading →