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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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Saint Mary’s University, Mi’kmaq launch new website of Mi’kmaw names of places in Nova Scotia
Trudy Sable, left, and Bernie Francis announce the launch of "Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek: Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas" during Mi'kmaq Treaty Day Oct. 1/Photo by Stephen Brake A new interactive ...
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Loretta Saunders’ killer loses appeal of murder conviction
Victoria Henneberry (right) lost her bid to have her murder conviction overturned Thursday. Henneberry pleaded guilty to killing Loretta Saunders (left) in Feb. 2014/Photos courtesy of Delilah ...
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Mi’kmaq culture important to Kejimkujik’s Storytelling Festival
Ursula Johnson, Interpreter at Kejimkujik National Park, creates a puppet based on Mi'kmaq legend about Jipijka'm, the Great-Horned Serpent. Ursula Johnson says incorporating traditional Mi’kmaq ...
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All documents of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr. Prosecution now available online
The Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr. Prosecution has been completely digitized and uploaded onto the Nova Scotia Public Archives website/Photo by Stephen Brake The complete archive of a ...
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History of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games
Robert Bernard, 3rd from left in back row, was the pitcher for the Whycocomagh Warriors when his team won 1st place at the 1985 Nova Scotia Indian Summer Games/Photo by Micmac News archives Robert ...
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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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Sipuke’l Gallery to showcase Mi’kmaq art and artifacts
A new art gallery that will showcase both Mi’kmaq artifacts and contemporary Mi’kmaq art has officially opened in Liverpool, N.S. The Sipuke’l Gallery, owned and operated by the Acadia First Nation, ...
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Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services sues Sipekne’katik following order to leave community
Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services's office building in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake An Indigenous agency that provides child protection and family support services to ...
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“We can’t use our treaty rights to fish.” Mi’kmaw fishermen upset with fines following sentencing circle for fishery offences
A sentencing cirlcle was held for Zachery Nicholas, left, and his father, William Nicholas, in Pictou Landing First Nation, N.S. on Dec. 8, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Two Mi’kmaw fishermen from the ...
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Nova Scotia NDP leader says fish-buying regulations can change to accommodate moderate livelihood treaty right
NDP Leader Gary Burrill, left, Liberal Party Leader Iain Rankin, centre, and Progressive Conservative Party Leader Tim Houston/Photos by Stephen Brake The leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic ...