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August 7, 2012

Culture, Music

Eskasoni Chief Leroy Denny calls them the “Mi’kmaw Rolling Stones.” Across Mi’kma’ki, they are simply known as The Relatives. For four decades, the Eskasoni-based band Continue Reading →

Culture, Education, History

On May 28, Survivors, descendants, Elders, community members, and guests gathered in Shubenacadie for the official opening of the Nora Bernard Commemoration Park. For many Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Truro, Nova Scotia: — Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC) is pleased to announce the theme for Mi’kmaw History Month 2026: Healing and Wellness. This year’s Continue Reading →

Eco

Most of us check the weather before we leave for work. But what if your workplace is the ocean? Along Nova Scotia’s coastline, thousands of Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Obituaries

Community, Eco

Mi’kmaw Fishers Share Ecological Knowledge On Kaspalew (Gaspereau) In Pitu’pa’q (Bras D’or Lake)

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Local Workshop Highlights Community-Led Research And Traditional Knowledge This spring, 15 community members gathered in Membertou First Nation for a Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge (MEK) workshop Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Assembly Demands Accountability on Highway 101 Project

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Mi’kma’ki – Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq (Assembly) is calling for meaningful consultation and immediate action on the Highway 101 Twinning Project. Since the Province declared a state Continue Reading →

Community, Culture, Education, History

Healing, Reflection, and Renewal at the 2025 Shubenacadie Gathering

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Survivors, families, and community members gathered in Truro this September for the second Shubenacadie Indian Residential School Healing and Resilience Gathering, hosted by Mi’kmawey Debert Continue Reading →

Art, Culture, Education

Another Step Closer: MDCC Completes Phase 2 in the Effort to Bring Belongings Back to Mi’kma’kik

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Home to Mi’kma’kik is a multi-year project led by Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC) to reconnect Mi’kmaw people with cultural belongings currently housed in the Continue Reading →

Community, Health

A New Resource for Mi’kmaq and Indigenous Nurses in Nova Scotia

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Becoming a nurse requires hard work and dedication. For Mi’kmaq and Indigenous students in Nova Scotia, the journey has often come with unique challenges, from Continue Reading →

Health

Nova Scotia Health’s Mi’kmaw Indigenous Patient Navigators Focus On Building Relationships To Ensure Timely, Culturally Safe Care

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Nova Scotia Health’s Mi’kmaw Indigenous Patient Navigators (MIPN) are eager to get the word out about the services they offer to Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Shared Stewardship: Strengthening Connections Between NMAI and MDCC

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In July of last year, a group of conservators from the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) traveled to Mi’kma’kik for a unique and Continue Reading →