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Community, Health

Art that will clear the air of Environmental Racism

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Time to Clear the Air: Art on Environmental Racism by Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian Youth. A group of students working in partnership with Dr. Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Trout Processing Plant Nearing Construction Phase

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Nestled along the shores of the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes on the Island of Cape Breton Nova Scotia is the vibrant Waycobah First Nation. The Continue Reading →

Education

Atlantic Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education Conference (AAPSEC) 2015

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Hosted by Association of Atlantic Universities (AUU) at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU). Rosario Building Multipurpose Room, March 9th & 10th  2015 Student Leadership and Continue Reading →

Art, Youth

Alan Syliboy’s Art Exhibit Visits McConnell Library

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Community, Legal

Forum Fosters Change with Marshall Symposium

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Millbrook – Twenty Five years after the Royal Commission into the wrongful conviction of the late Donald Marshall Jr., the Mi’kmaq –Nova Scotia- Canada Tripartite Continue Reading →

Community

Here to Help

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The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs would like to welcome Georgianna Barlow to the Health team as Policy Analyst. Georgianna has much to Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

Book Review: “Who is an Indian”

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The book Who is an Indian? by professor Maximillian Forte from Concordia University was published in 2013. The book discusses an important policy direction in Continue Reading →

Education

Dear Editor: A long, long time ago I was sitting by a camp fire when somebody asked, “Where does the word Squaw come from?” An Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Wagmatcook Welcomes New Mi’kmaw Language Teacher

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A New Year always brings opportunities for a fresh start, and this New Year began with a new Mi’kmaw language teacher for the Wagmatcook School. Continue Reading →

Business, Community

PowerTel partners with MEBO

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Training Aboriginal as Power Line Labourers Membertou, Jan.14, 2015 – PowerTel, a major player in the construction and maintenance of transmission power lines, has partnered Continue Reading →

Culture

NS Mi’kmaw Advisory Committee established for Parks Canada

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In May of 2012, Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO) negotiated an Interim Arrangement through the Made-in-Nova Scotia Process with Parks Canada. This Interim arrangement was Continue Reading →

Education

AFN Welcomes Court Decision: Extending Deadline Personal Credits for Education Program

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OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is pleased with today’s court decision to extend the deadlines for the Indian residential Continue Reading →