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Actor Ethan Hawke joins Mi’kmaq leaders’ call for 12-year drilling moratorium in Gulf of St. Lawrence
From left, Troy Jerome, Ethan Hawke, Listuguj Chief Scott Martin and Paqtnkek Chief P.J. Prosper take part in water ceremony Oct. 26/Photo by Stephen Brake Oscar-nominated actor Ethan Hawke is ...
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Finding the way Forward exhibit unveiled at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
The Rug Hook Guild Nova Scotia unveiled its art exhibit, Finding the way Forward, at the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax, N.S. on Feb. 1, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Debbie Tucker and Ann ...
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Grand Chief Membertou’s gourd part of exhibit on Mi’kmaq, French history
Grand Chief Membertou gave his gourd to his godfather Charles Robin, shortly after being baptised at Port Royal, N.S. in 1610/Photo by Stephen Brake A unique piece of Mi’kmaw history is part of a new ...
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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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Band never authorized commission payments to Hayes, councillor testifies
Sipekne'katik Band Councillor Thomas J. Howe testified Wednesday in Jeff Hayes fraud trial/Photo by Stephen Brake Sipekne’katik Band chief and council never authorized a plan to pay the band’s finance ...
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Leonard Paul shows respect for nature through painting
Mi’kmaq artist Leonard Paul has been drawing since he was three years old. His earliest childhood memory is of his mother coming home with a colouring book for him. “I can remember being on the ...
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Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoes
Mi’kmaw leaders are accusing Fishery and Oceans Canada, or DFO, of systemic racism after two Mi’kmaw fishermen from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) were forced to walk along the highway at night without their ...
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Former Sipekne’katik finance director gets 2 years in prison for fraud, theft
Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, right, with his lawyer, Luke Craggs, centre, arrive at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his sentencing hearing/Photo by Stephen Brake The former Director of Finance for ...
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Poem: Sma’knis by William Basque
Rose Basque recalls when her late husband, William Basque, wrote the poem, Sma’knis, back in 1992. She said he had trouble going to sleep one night. “He said, ‘Oh my God. My mind is going […] Kukukwes ...
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New Brunswick elections: First Nations discuss land title with candidates
With just a few days left to determine the tight provincial elections race in New Brunswick, First Nations communities cast their ballots with one common demand: a government open to dialogue. As ...
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Memorial set up to mourn discovery of remains of 215 children who attended B.C. residential school
Orange ribbons and teddy bears tied to a guardrail near the former site of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School/Photo by Stephen Brake Teddy bears, flowers and orange ribbons were tied to the ...
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Archaeologist researching French/ Mi’kmaw trade in 1600s at Fort St. Louis
Katie Cottreau-Robins, left, and John Andrew Campbell, right, at Fort St. Louis/Photo by Stephen Brake A Halifax-based archaeologist is researching the trading relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the ...