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August 7, 2012

Art

Leonard Paul, nominated for the Lillian Shepherd Award

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In The Chronicle Herald, Saturday, April 5, 2014 issue, the 2014 Atlantic Book Awards shortlist was released in Halifax at the event held at King’s Continue Reading →

Art

Art Program in Pictou Landing First Nation

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Congratulations to Pictou Landing First Nation Community for their vision of the introduction of an Arts Program. A special “Thanks” goes to Chief Andrea Paul Continue Reading →

Business

Collaborating for Community Success Symposium 2014

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Frontline workers, Aboriginal Organizations and Provincial Government CCS Planning Committee – From February 26 to 28 one hundred and forty participants took part in a Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

Pictou Landing Students Explore their Future Career Paths

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Pictou Landing First Nations youth are supported in their exploration to find the right fit for their interests and career options while in their high 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 →

Culture

An interesting Documentary

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Dear Editor: As Winter Olympics fever fills the air, I noticed a link on Facebook that took me back to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Continue Reading →

Culture, Education

Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: IRS Legacy Project completes first phase

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Developing the historic Residential School Legacy program The Indian Residential School (IRS) Legacy Project is a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commemoration project that began Continue Reading →

Health, Youth

A family’s story of how Early Childhood Intervention Benefited them

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Melissa Francis knows firsthand the benefit of Early Childhood Intervention. Melissa and her husband Troy of Pictou Landing First Nations are the parents of three Continue Reading →

Community

2014 Election season has started

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November was a busy month for four First Nations Communities as they went to the polls and elected their Chief and Council. The first community Continue Reading →

Legal

Tripartite Forum Working Committee Meetings for October 2013

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The Mi’kmaq – Nova Scotia – Canada Tripartite Forum currently has two (2) Working Committee meetings scheduled for October 2013. All Tripartite Forum Working Committee Continue Reading →

Education, Youth

MCG: The Black Ash Project

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Two interns, Faith Julien and Anthony Pryor, from Clean Nova Scotia’s Youth Conservation Corps (NSYCC) have been working with the Mi’kmaw Conservation Group (MCG) on Continue Reading →

Education

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