Mi'kmaw
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Halifax marks Red Dress Day with ceremony honouring MMIWG2S, calls for changeThe National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was marked in Halifax with a ceremony to honour lost loved ones and push for change.CanadaMay 5
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Mi’kmaw hockey fan says he faced racism at Scotiabank Centre. He’s calling out how it was handledWhat was once a 'happy place' for Sebastian Foote turned sour after he says he was subjected to anti-Indigenous racism during a hockey game at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.CanadaApr 3
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What’s open and closed for Heritage Day in Nova ScotiaThis year’s Nova Scotia Heritage Day honouree is Mi'kmaw poet and writer Rita Joe, who was known as a 'gentle warrior.'CanadaFeb 20
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Nova Scotia town joins others in removing the name Cornwallis from municipal propertyLunenburg council announced Tuesday that a street and two parks will be renamed following a recommendation from the town's anti-racism committee.CanadaJan 25
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Outraged Acadian group urges leadership review of N.B. premierA letter calls on the party to conduct a review of Higgs's leadership, suggesting the premier has become wildly unpopular in Canada's only officially bilingual province.CanadaDec 21, 2022
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Halifax council approves renaming Cornwallis Street to Nora Bernard StreetRenaming the north-end street was among the recommendations of the Task Force on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis and the Recognition and Commemoration of Indigenous History.CanadaDec 13, 2022
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Two Halifax universities provide Mi’kmaw ‘auntie in residence’ to Indigenous studentsMount Saint Vincent University and the University of King's College said they are welcoming Emily Pictou-Roberts as their first Nsukwi' -- 'auntie' in English.CanadaNov 23, 2022
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‘Proud to be Mi’kmaw’: Artist shares how beading reconnected her to cultureThe stunning artistry of beading has been around for centuries in Mi’kma’ki, and for many younger Mi'kmaw generations, it’s more than just creating jewels.CanadaOct 29, 2022
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Halifax Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre gets $28.8 million from Ottawa for new buildThe Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre supports more than 7,000 Indigenous people in Halifax and has moved three times since its 1972 opening.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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‘United we stand, divided we fall’: Indigenous and Acadian groups march on N.B. legislatureMore than 300 people march on the legislature to send a message to the Higgs government as his government delivered it's first throne speech in two years.PoliticsOct 25, 2022
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