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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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Moderate livelihood treaty right at centre of fishery trial in Nova Scotia
Lawyer Michael McDonald, left, with Mi'kmaw fishermen Logan Pierro-Howe, Leon Knockwood and James Nevin outside of the courthouse in Digby, N.S., on Sept. 1, 2022/Photo by Stephen Brake A trial ...
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Mi’kmaw elder leads Earth Day events in Kjipuktuk
Mi’kmaw elder Dorene Bernard wants to raise awareness about climate change and its damaging effects to the environment. “There’s more people awakened to the urgency about climate change, of the impact ...
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NL Indigenous Youth learn of WWI legacy on the Trail of Caribou Pilgrimage
Indigenous students holding the flags representing their communities in the Trail of Caribou pilgrimage (from left to right: NunatuKavut Community Council, Innu Nation, Nunatsiavut Government, ...
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Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood re-elected for second term
Rebecca Knockwood has been re-elected as chief of Fort Folly First Nation in New Brunswick. Knockwood received 43 votes while her lone opponent, Hanford Nye, received 24 votes in the band election ...
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RCMP say a church fire at a Nova Scotia First Nation is suspicious
RCMP is investigating the cause of a fire at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. on June 30/Photo by Stephen Brake The RCMP is investigating a fire that happened at a ...
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Former NSNWA President files human rights complaint against NS Aboriginal Affairs Minister
Former NSNWA president Cheryl Maloney, right, has filed a human rights complaint against Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil/Photos by Stephen Brake The former president of the Nova Scotia Native Women ...
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When Magic meets Melody: Jeremy Dutcher’s journey in revitalizing Wolastoqey through music
Jeremy Dutcher holds up a piece of red paper to the camera near the end of my interview with him via Zoom. The paper reads “Woliwon,” which means thank you in the Wolastoqey language, and we spend a ...
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“It’s wild.” Sipekne’katik First Nation elects first female chief
Michelle Glasgow is the first female chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake Michelle Glasgow says she is still in shock at becoming the first woman to be ...
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Indigenous Youth to create photo exhibit for 100th anniversary of Halifax explosion
Sabrina DiMattia, left, and Kehisha Wilmot are part of a group of Indigenous youth working on a photography project to mark the 100th anniversary of the Halifax explosion/Photo by Stephen Brake A ...
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Day 1 of MMIWG inquiry in Membertou hears stories of loss and resilience
The family of Loretta Saunders gave public testimony during Day 1 of the MMIWG inquiry hearings in Membertou,N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake The family of slain university student Loretta Saunders and two ...