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Month: October 2017
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Day 1 of MMIWG inquiry in Membertou hears stories of loss and resilience
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 […]
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Live Blog: Day 1 of MMIWG Inquiry
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls are holding community hearings in Membertou First Nation, N.S. from Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2017. Approximately 40 families have registered to make statements […]
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Membertou welcomes the MMIWG Inquiry
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 […]
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MMIWG Inquiry to hold hearing in Membertou First Nation
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 […]
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Passamaquoddy Nation moving closer to status in Canada
The leader that represents the Passamaquoddy people in Canada says they’re moving closer to receiving status by the Canadian government. “Well it seems like it is coming to fruition,” Chief Hugh Akagi said in a […]
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Indigenous cultures celebrated at Celtic Colours International Festival
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 […]
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Former Sipekne’katik Band Chief charged with drug trafficking
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 […]
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Parent upset Mi’kmaw students separated at high school after son was assaulted
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 […]
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Mi’kmaw poet says committee to examine Cornwallis commemoration “good first step”
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. […]
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More work needed on nation-to-nation relationship, Kji-Keptin says in Treaty Day address
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 […]
