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August 7, 2012

Sports, Youth

Nova Scotia Aboriginal Sports Awards Banquet

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Recognizing Leaders in Sport The 7th Annual Nova Scotia Aboriginal Sports Summit took place November 29, 30 and December 1, in Dartmouth. The Summit’s Awards Continue Reading →

Business

I DO BUSINESS. Atlantic Regional Summit

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Strategies for Aboriginal Success   I DO BUSINESS. Atlantic Regional Summit – Strategies for Aboriginal Success was just that, a great success! The three-day Summit, Continue Reading →

Business

Ryan Ginnish is, thunder in the east

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After being seriously injured in a car crash in 2010, Ryan Ginnish could no longer play hockey, a game he’d loved since the age of Continue Reading →

Education

Joe B. Marshall High School Role Model of the Year 2013

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As school board director, Elizabeth Ann Cremo stated, “The Role Model of the Year ceremony has become a jewel in our community.” Every November the Continue Reading →

Culture

Mi’kmaq History Month Wrap Up

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This October marked the 20th Year Anniversary of Mi’kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia. As part of the 20th Year Anniversary many initiatives were taken Continue Reading →

Education

87.7% of Mi’kmaq Students Earning High School Diploma

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High school graduation rates among Mi’kmaq students in Nova Scotia peaked at 87.7 per cent per cent in 2012-13, considerably higher than the national average Continue Reading →

Community, Youth

Membertou’s Youth Take an Active Role

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In the summer of 2011 the Membertou Governance Committee worked with the National Centre for First Nation Governance and had multiple conversations during the Emerging Continue Reading →

Business

Expanded Mandate For UEBO

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Millbrook, Oct. 24, 2013 – The Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office (UEBO) in Membertou is expanding to now serve all 13 First Nation communities across Nova Continue Reading →

Business, Education

Mi’kmaq Trades People Working on Membertou School

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More than a dozen local Aboriginals are part of the construction crew for the new Membertou School now under construction. The Unama’ki Economic Benefits Office, Continue Reading →

Culture

Did Eels Change the Course of History?

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As part of the Louisbourg300 celebrations, Parks Canada and Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources were pleased to share a remarkable Mi’kmaq legend with the launch Continue Reading →

Community

Province Supports Membertou Sports & Wellness Centre

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Cape Breton families will enjoy new recreation facilities and healthier futures with a provincial investment in the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre. The project, a Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Celebrating the Mi’kmaw Language with Music and Song

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The Read to Me! Program is launching a new CD, Ninen Na Mi’kma’ji’jk, a collection of songs and rhymes in the Mi’kmaw language for young Continue Reading →