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August 7, 2012

Business, Community, Culture, Eco

Wolastogiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation Invests in Electric Hybrid Fishing Vessel

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Located on the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River about 190 kilometres north of Québec City, the picturesque Wolastogiyik Wahsipekuk First Nation, the Continue Reading →

Community

A Tribute to My Brother, Chief Lawrence Paul, an Innovator.

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Chief Lawrence, the 10th of fourteen children, and nine of my sisters and brothers were born in New Brunswick, I and four of my sisters Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Aboriginal people & the First World War

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Even though it wasn’t their fight, when the British Empire went to war in 1914, Canada’s Aboriginal People didn’t hesitate to answer the call to Continue Reading →

Business

Strong Leadership Turns Around Commercial Fishery at Maliseet de Viger First Nation

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The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs secretariat (APCFNC) is proud to honour excellence in the First Nations commercial fishery across the Atlantic region. 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 →

Community

Elder Dr. Daniel Paul receives Doctorate of Laws

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October 8, 2013 Honorary Degree Recipient Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) An author whose book makes the past dance before our eyes. A social activist Continue Reading →

Community, Obituaries

Chiefs Mourn Loss of Elder Margaret Labillois

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Dartmouth – Chiefs in the Atlantic & Gaspe region are deeply saddened by the loss of Margaret Labillois. Margaret Labillois from Eel River Bar First Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Woodstock FN Opening a Chowder Boat Restaurant

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Located on the west bank of the Saint John River approximately 90 kilometers north-west of Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the Trans-Canada Highway is the Woodstock Continue Reading →

Community, Legal

What does Idle No More mean to You?

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I would imagine that if you asked that question to many Aboriginal people in Canada you would get very diverse answers. What it means for Continue Reading →

Business

APC recognizes First Nation Fishers across Atlantic Region

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Once again, the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APC) will be recognizing Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nation fishers across the Atlantic and Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Community resilience in the face of disaster for Tobique

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Tobique First Nation is a Maliseet community with a population of approximately 1800 people that’s located at the confluence of the St. John and Tobique Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Canada Announces Funding for Grey Rock Power Centre on Madawaska

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MADAWASKA – The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, and Madawaska Maliseet First Nation Chief Joanna Bernard announced today a Government Continue Reading →