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August 7, 2012

Community, Sports

MI’kmaw Youth Summer Games 2014 ~ Photos

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Photo collection.

Community

Simon Camp’s Mi’kmaw Blueberry Pickers

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Vincent (Vince) Simon and his wife Sarah are Harvest Supervisors for Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Co. On August 14th I had the opportunity to spend an Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Introducing: Mi’kmaw Language Apps

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Three new apps aimed to revitalize and promote the Mi’kmaw language will be released each week in October to celebrate, and in honour of, Mi’kmaw Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Join Us and Explore Mi’kma’ki at Your Pace

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www.mikmaweydebert.com The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre has launched a new website to share stories from Mi’kma’ki as well as the plans for the future Centre. Continue Reading →

Sports, Youth

Striving For Their Best! – 2014 NAIG Regina

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The 2014 North America Indigenous Games (NAIG) held in Regina from July 20-26, 2014 will go down in Team Mi’kmaw Nova Scotia history as the Continue Reading →

Education

Mi’kmaq Institute of Trades and Technology Emphasizes Cultural Focus

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“The concept behind this initiative truly has been years in the development, to get involved with the communities and give not only Mi’kmaq but other Continue Reading →

Community, Sports

2014 Mi’kmaw Summer Games in Chapel Island come to a close

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Chapel Island – It was a celebration of culture, friendship and competition as Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw people gathered at one of their most revered places. Continue Reading →

Community, Culture

Millbrook Powwow 2014 – Photos

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Business

Mi’kmaw Ironworkers at Irving Shipyard

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Representatives from Irving Shipbuilding, Walters Steel, Ironworkers Local 752, Hatch Mott MacDonald, EllisDon, and Irving Equipment gathered on August 6, 2014 to celebrate the installation Continue Reading →

Business

First-ever Aboriginal Pop-Up Dinner

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There’s a first for everything and the Right Some Good food festival is making no exceptions. They’re cooking up something that’s never been done before Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Commercial Fishery Thriving on Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

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Located adjacent to Edmundston, New Brunswick along the Trans-Canada Highway is the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. Thanks to strategic business decisions to diversify and expand Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Chiefs Strongly Support NS’s Decision on Hydraulic Fracturing

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On September 3, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs heard firsthand, from Minister Younger and his counterparts, the Province’s decision to prohibit shale hydraulic Continue Reading →