Millbrook First Nation

• Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison

  A First Nation in Nova Scotia has collaborated with a celebrity chef to create meal kits for band members that feature meat from nuisance deer shot by crossbow hunters.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2023
  
• N.S. woman accused of defrauding First Nation ordered to pay $3.2 million

  A former Millbrook employee accused of using the first nation's money to pay for personal expenses must repay $3.2 million to the band, as well as nearly $850,000 in interest.

  Crime

  Nov 10, 2023
  
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• First Nation chief encouraged by step toward designated Mi’kmaq Halifax council seat

  The chief of Millbrook First Nation says he's encouraged by Halifax taking the first step toward creating a designated Mi'kmaq seat on its regional council.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
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• Mi’kmaw regalia repatriated from Australia after more than 150 years

  The Mi'kmaw people of Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia celebrated Indigenous People's Day with the long-awaited unveiling of repatriated regalia from the early 1800s.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2023
• ‘I’m fighting for you’: Tanya Brooks’ family searches for closure in unsolved murder

  Family and supporters gathered for an annual memorial march to draw awareness to the unsolved murder of Tanya Brooks, which took place 14 years ago on Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
• Alleged $4M fraud by Millbrook First Nation ex-employee leads to charges: RCMP

  A former employee of Millbrook First Nation is facing charges in what police say is a 'multi-million-dollar fraud.' The First Nation chief and council reported the fraud in 2019.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
• Mi’kmaw regalia to return home to N.S. after 130 years in an Australian museum

  The work to repatriate Mi'kmaw moccasins, a jacket, a pipe and a brooch from Australia museums began 12 years ago, says the Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre manager.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
• Late Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard recommended as new name for Halifax’s Cornwallis Street

  Nora Bernard, who was a prominent Mi'kmaw activist and residential school survivor, could soon have a north end street named in her honour.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2022
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• Mi’kmaw women hoping to revitalize Indigenous midwifery in N.S.

  A partnership of Indigenous-led groups and services are looking at ways to decolonize the birthing experience and restore traditional Mi'kmaw ceremonies and spiritual health.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2022
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• ‘Enough is enough’: Family of Tanya Brooks calls for justice 13 years after murder

  Tanya Brooks, a a mother of five from the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia, was killed on May 10, 2009, and police are still looking for the person responsible for her death.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022