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August 7, 2012

Community

Millbrook takes the road less travelled, walks away from Kwilmu’kw Maw-Klusuaqn / Made In Nova Scotia Process

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Millbrook First Nation, Nova Scotia – Effective as of May 18, 2016, the Chief and Council of the Millbrook First Nation has withdrawn its support Continue Reading →

Business

CBU’s Purdy Crawford Chair Release Indigenous Business Textbook

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Sydney – On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Cape Breton University’s Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies released its first textbook titled Indigenous Business in Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dal steps up support for Aboriginal students with full‑time advisor and support centre

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Dalhousie has established its first full-time Aboriginal student advisor position and created an affiliated campus centre to boost support for students from Indigenous communities attending Continue Reading →

Art, Health

Cancer through Lauren’s Art

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For 24 year-old, Lauren Sylliboy of Eskasoni, being diagnosed with breast cancer at such a young age was a shock to her and her family. Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

“Be Patient, Wait for the Signs”

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We are each uniquely led, whether by the Creator or our own intuition, to achieve what is in us to become or accomplish in this Continue Reading →

Health, Youth

Eskasoni man saves choking boy

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What began as a regular family trip to the grocery store could have taken a tragic turn if not for the quick actions of an Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Membertou Boxing Club Delivers Knockout 2nd Show!

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A year ago, Ta’n Wen’ju’te’ke-winu’k Etl-kina’masulti’tij delivered what was the absolute best amateur boxing show in Nova Scotiawith Toe to Toe in MB2. The boxing Continue Reading →

Culture, Legal

Daniels Decision clarified

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There is a great deal of misinformation being printed and broadcast concerning the recent Supreme Court of Canada Daniels decision, especially by some of the Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Mi’kmaw Community Projects Receive Innovation Grants

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Six innovative projects that will help prevent sexual violence in First Nations communities are receiving grants through the province’s Sexual Violence Strategy. Community Services Minister Continue Reading →

Letters

Feds kill idea to erect Cape Breton’s Never forgotten National Memorial, sloppily

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Tony Trigiani, the man who spent over $1 million trying to create a monument for Canadian soldiers killed in war and buried overseas, deserves a Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Natalie Doucette, Province’s First Mi’kmaw Child Welfare Specialist

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Natalie Doucette is often on the road offering support to families in transition as the province’s first Mi’kmaw child welfare specialist. “I bring a different Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Responding to and Preventing Sexual Violence Together in Paqtnkek

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Implementing a Sexual Violence Response & Prevention Project and Sharing Lessons Learned on Our Community Action Plan Paqtnkek – The Paqtnkek Health Centre and the Continue Reading →