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Health, Legal

Chiefs Strongly Support NS’s Decision on Hydraulic Fracturing

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On September 3, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs heard firsthand, from Minister Younger and his counterparts, the Province’s decision to prohibit shale hydraulic Continue Reading →

Health

First Nations Clean Water Initiative – Atlantic Region

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The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat is working with partners on a project that aims to bring clean drinking water to First Continue Reading →

Community

‘I just want to serve my community’

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Aboriginal pre-cadet program gives Eskasoni man bird’s-eye view of policing Eskasoni – Gerard Francis has always intended to will pursue a career with the RCMP. Continue Reading →

Sports

Tripartite Forum: Working Committee Meetings for August 2014

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The Mi’kmaq – Nova Scotia – Canada Tripartite Forum currently has one Working Committee meeting scheduled for August 2014. All Tripartite Forum Working Committee meetings Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Chiefs continue fight against fracking in NS

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In 2013, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs established a Hydraulic Fracturing Committee to conduct research on the potential impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing and Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Glooscap Grads

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Glooscap First Nation Council would like to congratulate our members who received their Grade 12 Diploma and our post-secondary students with their degree. We wish Continue Reading →

Legal

Since the recognition of Aboriginal and Treaty rights by the courts, there have been an increasing number of individuals who now claim Aboriginal identity. In Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Mi’kmaq Youth in the Great Outdoors

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St. Peter’s, CB – If you were a Mi’kmaw teenager, what could be better than to spend a week this summer on the Bras d’Or Continue Reading →

Business, Legal

Moving Forward: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Ruling on Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia

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On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling on Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia, delivering a surprise ending to a twenty Continue Reading →

Education

Cape Breton University to provide BA program to Quebec First Nation

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Sydney – Cape Breton University is breaking new boundaries. On Tuesday, the university signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver its bachelor of arts in Continue Reading →

Business

Good for Business! Irving Shipbuilding sees Engagement of NS Mi’kmaq

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Irving Shipbuilding held a news conference July 3, 2014 at their Halifax Shipyard to announce the awarding of a major contract on the upgrade of Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

MCG: Our Water ~ Their Future

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As individual people we express ourselves in many different ways. Whether it’s through art, poems, journals, speech, clothing, or in this case photos. Everyone is Continue Reading →