Mi'kma'ki

• Children learn Mi’kmaq language at Esgenoôpetitj’s first immersion camp

  Project coordinator Candida Nickerson said the goal was to teach the children the language while partaking in traditional activities like drum-making and kayaking.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
  
• Saint Mary’s First Nation Chief criticizes lack of consultation on new names for local entities

  Chief Allan Polchies Jr. of Saint Mary's First Nation is disappointed the provincial government missed an opportunity to adopt Indigenous place names.

  Canada

  May 27, 2022
  
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• Meet a Mi’kmaw elder seeking a formal apology from Pope Francis over residential school abuse

  Phyllis Googoo is a Mi'kmaw elder and who is part of an Indigenous delegation meeting with Pope Francis this week in Vatican City.

  Features

  Mar 28, 2022
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• The Truth about Reconciliation: How a day isn’t enough

  The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation goes far beyond the orange shirt you may be wearing, writes Bryson Syliboy.

  Commentary

  Sep 30, 2021
• Mi’kmaq use traditional roots and cultural teachings to rebuild Indigenous food sovereignty

  Eskasoni First Nation members rebuild Indigenous food sovereignty in their community through generational knowledge and teachings.

  Education

  Jun 16, 2021
• Treaty Day celebrations of the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia being marked virtually this year

  The theme of this year’s Mi’kmaq History Month is plant knowledge and use.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2020
• Anishinaabe two-spirit judge Diane Rowe sworn in as N.S. Supreme Court’s newest justice

  Rowe is a former senior solicitor with the provincial government who was appointed to the bench on May 14.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2020
• Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and Indigenous rights flood downtown Halifax

  Hundreds stood shoulder to shoulder as the rally began, listening to speakers express their concerns over the Coastal GasLink project in the Wet'suwet'en Nation and the Alton Gas project on unceded Indigenous land in Fort Ellis, N.S., on the banks of the Shubenacadie River.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2020
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• Atlantic First Nations urged to ‘work together’ to achieve self-determination 

  Ruth Massie says collaboration between communities and the participation of all Indigenous Peoples is critical as First Nations work on finding a pathway to nationhood in the Atlantic region known as Mi'kma'ki.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2018
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• First Nations summit in Halifax focuses on self-government, self-determination

  First Nations leaders from across Canada are gathering in Halifax today for a regional summit on self-governance, with a focus on finding a pathway to nationhood for Indigenous Peoples in the Atlantic region known as Mi'kma'ki.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018