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December 5, 2025

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.

Halifax chosen to host the North American Indigenous Games in 2020

May 5, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Halifax has been chosen to host the North American Indigenous Games in 2020. The NAIG Council made the announcement following its meeting in Montreal on May 3. Ottawa and Victoria were the other two Canadian […]

ECMA Indigenous Stage a chance for musical artists to shine

May 3, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Gary Sappier considers the Indigenous Stage at the East Coast Music Awards Festival a high-class event where musicians like himself can network with industry representatives. “This is like a high profile event and you have […]

Family of Virginia Pictou to hold special “Letting Go” ceremony in Maine

April 20, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Family and friends of Virginia Sue Pictou are gathering in Caribou, Maine on April 21 to perform a special ceremony in her honour. “We’re having what they call a “letting go” ceremony,” Agnes Gould, the […]

Family of Loretta Saunders relieved poetry book that contained graphic details of her death no longer for sale

April 18, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Inuk writer Delilah Saunders is relieved a book of poetry which contained graphic details about her sister’s murder has been pulled by the publisher. Book*Hug has pulled the book, “Who Took My Sister” by Shannon […]

Indigenous leaders in Maritimes to decide on creating own water authority

March 22, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Indigenous leaders in the Maritimes will decide in April whether it will move forward with a plan to create an Atlantic First Nations Water Authority. The Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs has been […]

P.E.I. Mi’kmaw woman seeks answers in mother’s death 40 years ago

February 14, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Barbara Bernard wants to know what happened to her mother when she was found dead in Charlottetown, P.E.I. over 40 years ago. “Nobody every really told me anything that happened to my mom and I […]

Canada needs tougher laws for sex offenders, mother of slain teen tells MMIWG inquiry

February 13, 2018 Maureen Googoo

The family of a New Brunswick Mi’kmaw teen who was raped and murdered by her cousin in 2009 wants tougher laws in Canada for sex offenders. “He shouldn’t have the opportunity for parole,” Pam Fillier, […]

Ku’ku’kwes News Top 10 Popular News Stories of 2017

December 29, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Alton Natural Gas Storage Project Opposition against the Alton Gas Natural Storage Project near Stewiake, N.S. continued into 2017. Alton Gas wants to create underground storage caverns by flushing out the salt deposits using water […]

RCMP, fire officials investigating ‘suspicious’ fire that destroyed lobster pound

December 27, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A fire that destroyed a lobster pound in Saint Bernard, N.S. on Christmas Day is under investigation by both the RCMP and local fire officials. “We do feel the fire is suspicious,” RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. […]

Sipekne’katik band councillor’s lobster pound destroyed in fire

December 26, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A Sipekne’katik band councillor says a lobster pound he owns in southwestern Nova Scotia was destroyed by fire in the early hours on Christmas Day. Alex McDonald said he was contacted by the RCMP about […]

Paqtnkek chief hopes highway project will bring more revenue to the community

December 22, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The chief of the Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation hopes a multimillion dollar highway project currently underway will provide a new source of revenue to the small First Nation community. “For community members, it allows us to […]

Rally held to protect sacred Kluscap Mountain from mining

December 18, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Mi’kmaw activist Elizabeth Marshall says Kluscap Mountain in Cape Breton, N.S. is sacred and should remain protected from any mining activity. “That’s where our people go to do fasts. That’s where our people go to […]

Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Ben Sylliboy remembered as kind, caring leader

December 1, 2017 Maureen Googoo

The Grand Chief of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, or Santé Mawiomi, is being remembered as a kind, caring person who treated everyone he met with respect. Kji-Saqmaw Ben Sylliboy passed away at the Cape Breton […]

Former Sipekne’katik Chief facing drug trafficking charges appears in court

November 27, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A former chief of the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia appeared in court Monday on drug trafficking charges. Wearing a black pinstripe suit, Jerry Francis Sack, 55, appeared briefly before Judge Catherine Benton in Shubenacadie […]

Prosper elected to third term as Chief of Paqtnkek

November 27, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Paul (PJ) Prosper has been elected to serve a third term as chief of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation in Nova Scotia. Chief Prosper received 167 votes in the Nov. 24 election. His only opponent, former chief […]

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