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Band members have more questions than answers in proposed 1919 land claim deal
Jennifer Denny, left, and Teresa Marshall examine land in Sambro, N.S. that's part of the 1919 land claim deal/Photo by Stephen Brake Several members of the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia have ...
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Remembering William Basque, the Mi’kmaw veteran behind the poem, Sma’knis
Rose Basque recalls when her late husband, William Basque, wrote the poem, Sma’knis, back in 1992. She said he had trouble going to sleep one night. “He said, ‘Oh my God. My mind is going really fast.
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City Natives win 2016 ECMA for Aboriginal Recording of the Year
City Native's (from left) Gearl Francis, Brandon Arnold, Shelby Sappier and Blake Francis show off their third ECMA award for Aboriginal Recording of the Year/Photo by Stephen Brake City Natives have ...
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Women’s group complete research into effects of Boat Harbour pollution
Scientists and researchers have completed six years of study in Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia to determine if the polluted effluent being pumped into nearby Boat Harbour is making ...
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Money stolen from Sipekne’katik Band to build luxury house to be returned
Former Sipekne'katik Band Finance Director Jeffrey Hayes used $133,000 of band funds to build a luxury home at 22 Kittiwake Ridge, Halibut Bay, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake A Nova Scotia court has ...
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New Brunswick elections: New revenue sharing agreements for First Nations on the table
Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation is one of five Indigenous communities that signed new funding agreements with the province after the termination of a 29-year-old deal./Government of New Brunswick ...
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Daughter of Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash upset with Halifax MMIW pre-inquiry meeting
Left: INAC Minister Carolyn Bennett and Patty Hadju, Minister of Status of Women/Photo by Stephen Brake. Right: Mi'kmaw activist Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash/Photo courtesy of Facebook. The daughter of a Mi ...
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Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoes
Mi’kmaw leaders are accusing Fishery and Oceans Canada, or DFO, of systemic racism after two Mi’kmaw fishermen from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) were forced to walk along the highway at night without their ...
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Mi’kmaq leaders, Nova Scotia Government commit to long-term plan to treaty education
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, Eskasoni Chief Leroy Denny and Millbrook Chief Bob Gloade sign MOU on treaty education/Photo by Stephen Brake The Nova Scotia government has signed a memorandum of ...
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Potlotek First Nation hoping to run own radio station
George Marshall hopes the CRTC approves Potlotek First Nation's application to run a community radio station/Photo by Stephen Brake Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia is hoping to become the latest ...
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Protecting Mi’kmaq Petroglyphs in Bedford, Kejimkujik National Park
When Donna Morris looks at the Mi’kmaq petroglyphs at Kejimkujik National Park, she sees history. “There’s a picture of a caribou. There’s a picture of a little missionary man that goes back to the ...
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Finding the way Forward exhibit unveiled at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
The Rug Hook Guild Nova Scotia unveiled its art exhibit, Finding the way Forward, at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, N.S. on Feb. 1, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Debbie Tucker and Ann ...