Articles by Maureen Googoo

About Maureen Googoo

Maureen Googoo is an award-winning journalist from Indian Brook First Nation (Sipekne'katik) in Nova Scotia. She has worked in news more than 30 years for media outlets such as CBC Radio, the Chronicle-Herald and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Maureen has an arts degree in political science from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, a journalism degree from Ryerson University in Toronto and a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City.

Women’s group complete research into effects of Boat Harbour pollution

December 8, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Scientists and researchers have completed six years of study in Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia to determine if the polluted effluent being pumped into nearby Boat Harbour is making residents sick. Those findings […]

Former AFN chief 1 of 5 people being sued by Sipekne’katik Band

December 2, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A former Assembly of First Nations National Chief is one of five people being sued by the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia over alleged misuse of funds in connection with the First Nation Centre of Balance and Resiliency Association. Phil […]

An interview with Danielle Cyr, co-author of book about history of Gespe’gewa’gi Mi’gmaq

November 18, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Danielle Cyr, a specialist in Algonquian languages and comparative linguistics, is one of the co-authors of the book, Nta’tugwaqanminen, Our Story – Evolution of the Gespe’gewa’gi Mi’gmaq. The book, published by Fernwood Press, chronicles the entire history of the […]

Mi’kmaw Parkourist wants to open Parkour gym in Halifax area

November 14, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw entrepreneur and Parkour enthusiast wants to make his dream of opening an indoor Parkour gym in the Halifax area a reality. Glenn Knockwood, 34, is part of a trio of Parkourists who are […]

March organized in Halifax to support Standing Rock’s opposition to Dakota pipeline

November 6, 2016 Maureen Googoo

More than 200 people gathered and marched in Halifax on November 5 to show their support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s ongoing fight against a company’s plans to construct an oil pipeline in North […]

Former councillor Mike Sack elected as Chief of Sipekne’katik Band

November 3, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The man who was charged with possession of a luxury home built with stolen Sipekne’katik Band funds is now the band’s chief. Former band councillor Mike Sack, 35, received 510 votes in the band’s November […]

Money stolen from Sipekne’katik Band to build luxury house to be returned

November 1, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Nova Scotia court has ordered former Sipekne’katik band councillor Michael P. Sack to pay back $133,000 to the band. Former band financial manager Jeffrey Cecil Hayes originally stole the funds from Sipekne’katik band coffers […]

Former Sipekne’katik finance director gets 2 years in prison for fraud, theft

October 28, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The former Director of Finance for the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for stealing more than $340,000 from the band coffers. Justice John Murphy also ordered Jeffrey […]

Dan Christmas first Mi’kmaq appointed to Senate

October 27, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Dan Christmas, who has devoted most of his career working to better the lives of Mi’kmaw people, is the first Mi’kmaq to be appointed to the Senate. Christmas, a senior advisor with the Membertou First […]

Caribou Legs’ cross-country run to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls

October 19, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Gwich’in runner from Vancouver has brought his cross-country campaign to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to Atlantic Canada. Brad Firth, also known as Caribou Legs, has been running across […]

Mi’kmaq Elder Doug Knockwood receives Order of Nova Scotia

October 12, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A respected Mi’kmaw elder who overcame adversity in his life so he could help and empower others was one of five people who received the 2016 Order of Nova Scotia on Wednesday. Freeman Douglas Knockwood, […]

Pardon announced for late Grand Chief Sylliboy during Treaty Day celebrations

October 3, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Nova Scotia government plans to grant a pardon to the late Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy for his 1929 conviction for hunting muskrat out of season. Deputy Premier Diana Whelan made the announcement during […]

New Mi’kmaw Resource Guide to help parents of 4-year-olds

September 29, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A new resource guide aimed at helping Mi’kmaq families promote cultural and learning activities with their young children was released in Halifax Thursday. Karen Gatien, Deputy Minister for the Nova Scotia Education and Early Childhood […]

Alton Natural Gas Project opponents stage sit-in at company entrance

September 26, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A group that opposes the Alton Natural Gas Project moved its occupation from the Shubenacadie riverbank to the gated driveway of the project site in Fort Ellis, N.S. to stage a sit-in Monday morning. The […]

Sipekne’katik Chief says Alton Gas will take legal action if eel traps remain on project site

September 18, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Chief of the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia says company executives with the Alton Gas Natural Storage Project have threatened legal action against the band and the protesters if the eel traps placed in […]