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Day 1 of MMIWG inquiry in Membertou hears stories of loss and resilience

October 31, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The family of slain university student Loretta Saunders and two survivors of violence and harassment gave emotional testimony during the first day of hearings into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls on Monday in […]

Membertou welcomes the MMIWG Inquiry

October 30, 2017 Maureen Googoo

More than hundred people gathered in Membertou First Nation, N.S. Sunday afternoon to welcome family members taking part in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls this week. Drummers and dancers […]

MMIWG Inquiry to hold hearing in Membertou First Nation

October 27, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Agnes Gould is looking forward to sharing her sister’s story to commissioners with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, or MMIWG, next week in Membertou, N.S. “I want to humanize […]

Indigenous cultures celebrated at Celtic Colours International Festival

October 13, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt said it was a dream come true when her band, Iva, was invited to perform at this year’s Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Merritt, who is from Rankin […]

Former Sipekne’katik Band Chief charged with drug trafficking

October 12, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The former chief of the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia has been charged with drug trafficking following an RCMP traffic stop. Jerry Francis Sack, 55, of Indian Brook First Nation has been charged with four […]

Parent upset Mi’kmaw students separated at high school after son was assaulted

October 6, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The mother of a Mi’kmaw teen who was assaulted at a high school in Milford, N.S. is upset that school officials separated Mi’kmaw students from the rest of the student body following the incident on […]

Mi’kmaw poet says committee to examine Cornwallis commemoration “good first step”

October 6, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The Mi’kmaw poet who sparked Halifax Regional Council to rethink how the city commemorates its controversial founder is pleased a committee has been struck to examine the issue in the coming months. “I like it. […]

More work needed on nation-to-nation relationship, Kji-Keptin says in Treaty Day address

October 3, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The Kji-Keptin of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council says despite progress, more work still needs to be done to improve the nation-to-nation relationship between the Mi’kmaq, Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia. In his annual […]

Potlotek residents frustrated with latest water advisory

September 19, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Residents in Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia are growing frustrated with the latest water advisory issued by Health Canada. “The anger is building up within our community and you don’t want that. Our community […]

Nova Scotia Tripartite Forum holds symposium on implementing TRC calls to action

September 14, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A symposium is taking place on the Membertou First Nation in Sydney, N.S. to examine ways for all levels of government to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action. The three-day event, which […]

Indigenous support workers hired to help families involved with inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls

September 7, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Families in Nova Scotia who plan on participating in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will now have a specialized support team to help them through the process. Three Indigenous […]

Wabanaki Confederacy 2017 gathering held at Kejimkujik National Park

August 24, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Hugh Akagi thought about the future of the Wabanaki Confederacy while the partial eclipse was happening Monday afternoon. The chief of the Passamaquoddy people in Canada had travelled from his home in St. Andrews, N.B. […]

Archaeologist researching French/ Mi’kmaw trade in 1600s at Fort St. Louis

August 21, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A Halifax-based archaeologist is researching the trading relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the French in the 1600s by digging up artifacts at Fort St. Louis National Historic Site in Port La Tour, N.S. Katie Cottreau-Robins, […]

National inquiry into murdered, missing Indigenous women and girls hold community meetings in NS this week

August 16, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Debra Ginnish, who’s niece was killed in 2004, has a list of questions to ask staff with the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls when they arrive in Membertou First Nation […]

Peace and Friendship celebration between Mi’kmaq, Acadians at Grand Pré

August 11, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Assembly of First Nations Vice-Chief Morley Googoo said he got the idea to hold a celebration gathering for both Mi’kmaw and Acadian people during a walk through Grand Pré National Historic Site at Grand Pré, […]