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Community, Letters

Chiefs Offer Condolences In NS Shooting

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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs express their deepest condolences to all those affected by yesterday’s tragic incident in Nova Scotia. “We all have Continue Reading →

Health

Don’t Put Your Health On The Back Burner

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Doctors are worried about your health. In the wake of COVID-19, waiting rooms across Nova Scotia are empty. Patients are not seeing their doctors for Continue Reading →

Business, Jobs

Shellfish Aquaculture Industry Blossoming

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Over the last several years, 14 Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations (MMFNs) in the Atlantic Region have invested in fish, shellfish and marine plant aquaculture Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Chief Prosper’s Update On Pandemic Planning

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On, April 3, 2020, Chief Paul Prosper sent out a letter to the Mi’kmaw community of Paqtnkek. “Dear community member, I want to thank each Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Covid-19 Information For Membertou Community & Staff

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, here is some information regarding Membertou’s operations at this time: Membertou is currently working with an essential-services only model and Continue Reading →

Education, Health

CBU Students Make COVID-19 Video

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Culture

Public Needs To Learn About Mi’kmaq

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Eco, Jobs

Tourism Businesses Apply For COVID-19 Funding

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Vancouver – Over 600 Indigenous tourism businesses across Canada have applied, requesting $14.4 million from a COVID-19 Development Stimulus Fund the Indigenous Tourism Association of Continue Reading →

Community, Health

‘I Need To Do Something’

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Nurse Practitioner Student Helping Home Community Get Through COVID‑19 Athanasius “Tanas” Sylliboy, RN and graduating Master of Nursing – nurse practitioner student, is in his Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Connecting With Community

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Cathy Martin Begins As Dal’s First Director Of Indigenous Community Engagement When Cathy Martin left Dalhousie with a Theatre degree under her arm in 1979, Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

2019 PHP/CMM Natural Resources Bursary

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (CMM) and Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) were pleased to deliver our 2019 Natural Resource Bursary award at the Dalhousie University Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Cultural Events More Important Than Ever

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As Mi’kmaq, we are defined by our language, our culture, our heritage, and our traditions. We learn through experience and the knowledge passed down from Continue Reading →