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Community

Band Election Results

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Annapolis Valley First Nations Congratulations To the Chief and Council on their re-election. Chief Gerry Toney (98), Council members Murray Copage Sr.(71) and Nastasya Kennedy Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

Ulnooweg & RBC Announce Grants Of Up To $15,000

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Millbrook – The Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation (UICF) and RBC Foundation announced funding of up to $15,000 to youth applicants in eight Indigenous communities across Continue Reading →

Sports

Black Belt Hall Of Fame

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A Living Legend, James (Jake) Maloney, honoured. Jim starts out life the youngest of 9 children. Jim was born December 21, 1945, a short distance Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

Paqtnkek: Hooked On Friendship

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Nitap Program A Big Success On a Tuesday evening earlier this fall, the growing crowd in the community gym at Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation was all Continue Reading →

Education

A Day in the St. Croix Forested Lands

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Six representatives from The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq (the CMM) toured the St. Croix Mi’kmaq Forestry Initiative (MFI) lands to identify species at risk and Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

The Next Step In Reconciliation: Addressing The Tragic Legacy Of Indian Days Schools

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Dear Editor: Algonquin Elder William Commanda once said years ago that, “the road to spirituality represents the slower path that the traditional native people have Continue Reading →

Legal

AFN Statement on Regional Chief Removal by Regional Leadership

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The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Executive recognizes and respects the removal of Morley Googoo as Regional Chief for Nova Scotia-Newfoundland by First Nations leadership Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

New Brunswickers Asked To Provide Input On Education

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FREDERICTON – The provincial government has released a paper entitled Succeeding at Home: A green paper on education in New Brunswick that outlines specific proposals Continue Reading →

Art, Culture

New Books By Mi’kmaw Writers & Illustrator Launched

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On October 30, Nimbus Publishing launched two new children’s book. The first, I Lost my Talk, is Rita Joe’s celebrated poem with illustrations by Pauline Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Trail Partnership Project Leads To Environmental Award

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The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq’s (The CMM) Peter Steiner along with Heather Kedlay, Jordan Smith and Garnet McLaughlin were all recipients of 2019 Recreation Nova Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

L’nuwey World View: De-Colonizing Mi’kmaq Identity

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Inherent Knowledge: A holistic Ecological Point of view that is a lifelong process Dear Editor: “Knowledge is to be preserved for the good of the Continue Reading →

Education, Legal

Records Of Royal Commission On Donald Marshall Jr. Prosecution Now Online

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October 10, 2019 – The wrongful conviction of Donald Marshall Jr. is a significant part of Nova Scotia’s history. Nova Scotians can now access the Continue Reading →