November 2015 – Ku'ku'kwes News

Andrea Paul re-elected for third term as chief of Pictou Landing First Nation

November 27, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Andrea Paul has been elected to serve a third term as chief of Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia. Paul, 44, received a total of 179 votes, beating out her opponent Alden Joseph (AJ) […]

Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood re-elected for second term

November 24, 2015 Maureen Googoo

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 which was held […]

Prosper re-elected as chief of Paqtnkek

November 20, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Paul (PJ) Prosper has been elected for a second consecutive term as chief of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation in Nova Scotia. Prosper received 139 votes while his lone opponent, former chief Gerard Julian received 122 votes. […]

Candidates for chief in Pictou Landing First Nation election promise more economic growth if elected

November 18, 2015 Maureen Googoo

The two candidates running for chief in the upcoming Pictou Landing First Nation election say they want to move their community forward with more economic development initiatives. The current chief, Andrea Paul is seeking a […]

Nova Scotians need to learn Mi’kmaw treaty history, forum told

November 17, 2015 Maureen Googoo

More Nova Scotians need to learn their shared treaty history with Mi’kmaw people, a public forum on treaty education was told on Monday. “There’s a need for this relationship to get better,” said Jaime Battiste, […]

Chief Rebecca Knockwood running for re-election in Fort Folly First Nation election

November 11, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood is running for a second term so she can finish the work she started when she was first elected chief in 2013. “I want to try to better […]