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August 7, 2012

Business

Valley Regional Enterprise Network is ready to roll

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The Annapolis Valley is home to the province’s first regional enterprise network (REN). Representatives of nine municipal units and the Glooscap First Nation visited Windsor Continue Reading →

Business

Entrepreneur Law: How not to be a Spammer!

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Canada’s new Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and how it will affect Businesses and Entrepreneurs Do you use email to promote your business, or send email that Continue Reading →

Business

Information Sessions for Mi’kmaw Communities on Maritime Link

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Work has started on the $1.5 Billion, Maritime Link Project. In March, Information sessions for Mi’kmaw communities were held in Millbrook and Membertou. For several Continue Reading →

Community

Celebrating 41 Years of Winter Carnival Magic

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Apiknapi (Snow Blinding) – Eskasoni Winter Carnival 2014 This year Eskasoni celebrated its 41st Winter Carnival title Apiknapi (Snow Blinding) on February 19-23, 2014. This Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

First Nations must turn the page on residential schools

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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has held its final public event, and I was honoured to be there. The TRC was set up for former Continue Reading →

Community

41 Years of “Big Bad John”

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The Paqtnkek Community members along with the help of the CBU class had the honour of Celebrating Keptin John R. Prosper’s Retirement on March 14, Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Educators Translate Robert Munsch Books for Mi’kmaq Students

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An advisory committee of MK educators has translated seven Robert Munsch books into the Mi’kmaq language. The books will be distributed to students in every Continue Reading →

Education

MCG Wisqoq In Mi’kma’ki Project

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In the summer of 2013, Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) undertook an ambitious tree planting project in our MCG member Communities. Together with the help of Continue Reading →

Business

APC Congratulates Commercial Fisheries Awards Winners

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The Atlantic Policy Congress (APC) of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat would like to congratulate all the winners of the Third Annual Aboriginal Fisheries Awards! The Continue Reading →

Legal

Harper Government Slams Door on Land Claims Resolution

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Access to Justice Blocked by Massive Funding Cuts to Research (Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – February 20, 2014) First Nations claims research organizations across Canada yesterday Continue Reading →

Legal

Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Specific Claims Research Associations Call for Immediate Restoration of Funding February 26 – Last week, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) notified Claims Research Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

By no means is beading just recently catching on in popularity. The art has been around for centuries and more and more youth in Membertou Continue Reading →