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The current chief of the Sipekne’katik Band confirmed he was part of the interview committee that hired Jeffrey Hayes for the finance director’s position in early 2009. “I can’t remember how many we ...

Latest News [ May 1, 2023 ] Six Indigenous acts nominated for 2023 ECMA awards Atlantic [ April 25, 2023 ] Mi’kmaw elder leads Earth Day events in Kjipuktuk News [ April 8, 2023 ] NS Mi’kmaw leaders ...

“It brings me back to mother nature” – Trevor Sanipass Trevor Sanipass, a member of the Eskasoni First Nation, travelled from his home in Halifax to Kluscap Mountain to take part in Saturday’s rally.

Latest News [ July 28, 2023 ] Sipekne’katik First Nation sues federal government for seizing lobster traps News [ May 1, 2023 ] Six Indigenous acts nominated for 2023 ECMA awards Atlantic [ April 25, ...

For the first time, a Mi’kmaw-Indigenous float will lead the 30th annual Halifax Pride Parade on July 22. John R. Sylliboy, co-founder of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance that submitted the float, was ...

Latest News [ January 5, 2024 ] Fishery court cases roundup: Jan. 2-5, 2024 News [ January 3, 2024 ] Former Sipekne’katik Chief charged with assault in two separate cases News ...

Agnes Gould said she was overwhelmed with emotion when she spoke about her missing sister, Virginia Sue Pictou-Noyes, during a ceremony prior to the opening of an art exhibition to commemorate missing ...

Latest News [ May 3, 2024 ] Charges withdrawn against fishermen in elver eel dispute News [ April 3, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without ...

Oscar-nominated actor Ethan Hawke is offering his support to Mi’kmaq leaders in Nova Scotia and Quebec in calling for a 12-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The ...

A new interactive website that contains the Mi’kmaw names of places and communities in Nova Scotia was unveiled during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations Thursday. The website, called, “Ta’n ...

Alton, a subsidiary of AltaGas in Alberta, wants to store natural gas from the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline in underground salt caverns. The company plans to use water from the Shubenacadie River ...