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45 Indigenous youth sailing across Atlantic Ocean to France

August 2, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A group of Indigenous youth from across Canada are currently sailing across the Atlantic Ocean heading towards Europe. The group of 45 young people departed from Purdy’s Wharf in Halifax Tuesday morning to begin a […]

Photo Essay: Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance leads 30th Annual Halifax Pride Parade

July 23, 2017 Stephen Brake

For the first time, an Indigenous-themed float led the 30th annual Halifax Pride Parade on July 22.The float was submitted by the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, an organization that represents Indigenous LGBTQ and Two-Spirits in Atlantic […]

Mi’kmaw-Indigenous float to lead Halifax Pride parade

July 20, 2017 Maureen Googoo

For the first time, a Mi’kmaw-Indigenous float will lead the 30th annual Halifax Pride Parade on July 22. John R. Sylliboy, co-founder of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance that submitted the float, was informed of the […]

Crowd cheers as Cornwallis statue “symbolically” removed during rally in Halifax

July 16, 2017 Maureen Googoo

More than 200 people who gathered at a small park in Halifax Saturday cheered as municipal workers, using a boom truck, draped a black tarp over the statue of the city’s founder who issued a […]

Miawpukek chief leads effort to have Beothuk skulls returned from Scottish museum

July 13, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw chief in Newfoundland and Labrador is leading an effort to bring home the skulls of two Beothuk individuals currently being stored at a Scottish museum. Mi’sel Joe, chief of Miawpukek First Nation, N.L., […]

Indigenous Youth to create photo exhibit for 100th anniversary of Halifax explosion

July 10, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A group of Indigenous youth living in Halifax are collaborating on a photography art exhibit that marks the 100th anniversary of the Halifax explosion. The exhibit is called Kepe’kek which means “from the narrow of […]

Photo Essay: Old photos of Mi’kmaq appear on Moncton property on Canada Day

July 2, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Residents in Moncton, N.B. woke up on Canada Day to find several posters of old photographs of Mi’kmaw people glued to city property. Patty Musgrave, who lives and works in Moncton, says she noticed the […]

An interview with Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate

June 30, 2017 Maureen Googoo

When Halifax Regional Municipality named Rebecca Thomas it’s poet laureate for 2016-2018, she became the first Mi’kmaw to hold that position it was first established in 2001. Since then, the 31-year-old has written and read […]

Grand Chief Membertou’s gourd part of exhibit on Mi’kmaq, French history

June 22, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A unique piece of Mi’kmaw history is part of a new exhibit at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History that highlights the relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the French in Mi’kma’ki during the 17th […]

Potlotek First Nation hoping to run own radio station

June 21, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia is hoping to become the latest Indigenous community in Atlantic Canada to own and operate its own radio station. According to the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission website, the […]

Halifax one of eight cities to take part in APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live show

June 20, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Tribe of One’s Rik Leaf is looking forward to performing on stage in Halifax Wednesday as part of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s seven-hour live show to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. It’ll be the first […]

New Brunswick Mi’kmaw leader wants physician to apologize for ‘racist’ note

June 16, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw leader in New Brunswick wants an apology from a doctor in Miramichi who posted a sign at his office for “Native People” not to “ask for tranquillizers or pain medications.” George Ginnish, Chief […]

Sanipass hopes to become first Mi’kmaw elected to NS Legislature

May 29, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Trevor Sanipass hopes to become the first Mi’kmaw elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature. “We need Indigenous representation throughout Nova Scotia so I felt that it was important (to run), Sanipass explained during an interview […]

Sipekne’katik councillor says band members not interested in Alton Gas benefits deal

May 25, 2017 Maureen Googoo

A majority of Sipekne’katik Band members who attended a community meeting have told their elected officials they’re not interested in negotiating a benefits package with Alton Gas, says one band councillor who attended the meeting. […]

ECMA winner Tian Wigmore sees “new record on the horizon”

May 12, 2017 Maureen Googoo

Singer/songwriter Tian Wigmore is considering recording another album following his recent win at the East Coast Music Awards held in Saint John, N.B. April 27. “Over the last couple of months, I really find myself […]