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Community

Eskasoni Woman, With Help, Sends Supplies To Nunavut

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Community, Eco

Marine Animal Response In Mi’kma’ki

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Within the last few years, Mainland Mi’kmaw communities have expressed interest in engaging in marine animal response. The increased interest in marine animal response is Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Assembly Congratulates Friendship Centre On Funding For Housing

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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs(Assembly)would like to congratulate and recognize the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre on their work to secure funding for their Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Province Invests In First Mi’kmaw Transit Service

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Government is committed to supporting transportation options for Nova Scotians. The province is investing $707,674 to help 11 organizations purchase accessible vehicles to make health Continue Reading →

Eco

Chain Pickerel Project: Frequently Asked Questions

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Chain Pickerel are an Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in Mi’kma’ki. Since their illegal introduction in Digby County in the 1940s, they have continued to spread Continue Reading →

Eco, Health

Frustration Over Avon River Decision

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While discussions on the Avon River were making positive strides at the Mi’kmaq-Nova Scotia Canada Consultation table, this week the Consultation Department at the Kwilmu’kw Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Mi’kmaw Cultural Tourism In NS

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I came across this speech given by our world renowned and respected Mi’kmaw Elder, Daniel N. Paul, to the Nova Scotia Tourist Association in 2003. Continue Reading →

Community

Chiefs Committed To Advance New Social Program

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Chief Leroy Denny, the Lead Chief of Social for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly), is pleased with the work that the Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

NB RCMP: Eagle Feather Option To Swear Legal Oaths

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Citizens who engage with the New Brunswick RCMP will now have the added option of holding an Eagle Feather when providing statements or being interviewed Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Mi’kmaw Social Services 35 Year Journey

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In researching the creation story of Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services of Nova Scotia journey to what it is today, it is simply astonishing. With Continue Reading →

Community

Mi’kmaq Commercial Fisheries Launches WASPU Seal Oil Capsules

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On October 23, the Qalipu Development Corporation held an event to launch its new product, Waspu. This product is a heart-healthy, Omega-3 rich, Indigenous branded Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Treaty Education Partnership Renewed

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The province, Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey and Millbrook First Nation have renewed a memorandum of understanding creating a partnership to teach treaty education to children in all Continue Reading →