Jaime Battiste Archives – Ku'ku'kwes News

Federal government provides $326K in search for unmarked graves at Shubenacadie residential school site

April 21, 2022 Maureen Googoo

The federal government is providing $326,700 to go towards a project to search for unmarked graves of Indigenous children who died while attending the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in Nova Scotia. The funding, which […]

Two Indigenous candidates from Atlantic Canada win seats in 2019 Federal Election

October 22, 2019 Maureen Googoo

Two Indigenous candidates from Atlantic Canada are heading to the House of Commons following Monday’s federal election. In Nova Scotia, Liberal party candidate Jaime Battiste was elected to represent the riding of Sydney-Victoria. Battiste received […]

Live Blog: Federal Election 2019

October 21, 2019 Maureen Googoo

Meet the 3 Indigenous candidates in Atlantic Canada running in the Oct. 21 federal election

September 16, 2019 Maureen Googoo

Three Indigenous people in Atlantic Canada are running in the Oct. 21 federal election. One candidate is seeking re-election while the other two are running for the first time. In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal candidate […]

HRM announces members to serve on Cornwallis special advisory committee

July 27, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Halifax Regional Municipality has unveiled the names of people who will serve on a ten-member special advisory committee that will make recommendations on how the city can commemorate Edward Cornwallis, its controversial founder, and Indigenous […]

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 […]

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, […]

Treaty Day celebrations mark 30th anniversary of Simon hunting court decision

September 29, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations being held later this week will mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Simon hunting case and the beginning of the annual gathering in […]