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Education, Youth

LSK News: For February

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January started off with a short week due to inclement weather. I am sure that one here at school complained. I know I didn’t. The Continue Reading →

Education

Endowment Fund Making A Difference

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Over 120 StFX students have benefitted from the Jeannine Deveau Equity Endowment Scholarship Fund When the Jeannine Deveau Educational Equity Endowment Scholarship Fund was announced at Continue Reading →

Community, Health

GNB: Provincial Water Strategy Released

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FREDERICTON – A provincial water strategy has been developed to guide the government in protecting and managing the resource. The strategy was based on input Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Governments Are Making Early Learning & Child Care More Accessible For NS

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Bedford, NS – The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia are making significant investments in early learning and child care systems so that each and Continue Reading →

Business

Scaling Up Aboriginal Aquaculture Industry

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Government investment will help Waycobah expand its grow operation and processing facility Whycocomagh, NS – The aquaculture industry contributes significantly to the economic diversification of Continue Reading →

Legal

The Duty To Consult At The Supreme Court

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In 2017 the Supreme Court released four decisions which elaborated on the substance and application of the duty to consult and accommodate (Clyde River (Hamlet) Continue Reading →

Education, Health

2017 Atlantic First Nations Health Conference

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The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) held its annual Atlantic First Nations Health Conference from November 7 to 9, 2017 at Continue Reading →

Community

Presentation Of Sovereign’s Medal For Volunteers

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Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc invested Jaime Battiste of the Eskasoni, First Nation, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers today, Jan. 25, Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Digital Skills Funding For Mi’kmaw Youth Throughout Nova Scotia

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HALIFAX – The Federal government is committed to investing in the future of young Canadians today and providing them with the digital skills they need Continue Reading →

Community, Education

Final Update: Remediation Of Barriers To Fish Movementq

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The Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) Culvert Project Team had a busy field season that ran from June to December 2017. The team, which consisted of Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

Chiefs Respond To HRM Council’s Cornwallis Statue Decision

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Members of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly) listened intently to the discussions of the Halifax Regional Municipality’s (HRM) Council on the Cornwallis Continue Reading →

Community, Education

The Importance Of Non-Timber Forest Products

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This past year, Mi’kmawey Forestry has been working to develop a Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) business aimed at creating new opportunities for Mi’kmaw Communities. We Continue Reading →