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Dalhousie professor researching health of Indigenous people in Halifax

September 9, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A professor at Dalhousie University wants to know how culture and pride affect the health and well-being of Indigenous people living in Halifax. Amy Bombay, an assistant professor in the psychiatry and nursing departments at […]

Protesters build treaty “truckhouse” near Alton Natural Gas Storage project site

September 6, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Protesters against a company’s plan to store natural gas in underground salt caverns near Alton, N.S. are turning to an article in the 1752 Peace and Friendship Treaty to step up their opposition to the […]

Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games open in Membertou

August 17, 2016 Maureen Googoo

More than 1,600 athletes from the 13 Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia have gathered this week in Membertou First Nation to compete in the 2016 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games. It’s the second time Membertou […]

History of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games

August 14, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Robert Bernard recalls the first time his home community of Waycobah First Nation hosted the Nova Scotia Indian Summer Games in 1979 when he was 12-years-old. He remembers watching a group of runners from the previous […]

Indigenous youth conference focuses on mental health issues

August 8, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Indigenous youth need to take their health seriously if they want to do well in their studies. That was the message of the Mi’kmaq Maliseet Atlantic Youth Council conference that was held August 5-7 in […]

Judge dismisses Millbrook’s request to overturn human rights tribunal’s discrimination ruling

August 6, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A federal court judge has dismissed a Nova Scotia First Nation’s request for a judicial review of a 2015 Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision that found it discriminated and retaliated against one of its female […]

Potlotek band member says band denying her right to vote for not sending mail-in ballot

August 5, 2016 Maureen Googoo

An off-reserve band member with the Potlotek First Nation in Nova Scotia says her band is denying her democratic right to vote in the band election being held today because she didn’t receive a mail-in […]

Details announced for inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls

August 3, 2016 Maureen Googoo

After more than a decade of lobbying by Indigenous women’s groups across Canada, the federal government announced Wednesday the details for a national inquiry into the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. […]

Eskasoni man who makes tiny baskets to represent Mi’kmaq at festival in France

July 15, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw man from Eskasoni, N.S., who specializes in making tiny Mi’kmaq baskets has been invited to take part in a world festival in France to share his unique artistry. “I’ll be representing the Mi’kmaw […]

Judge dismisses Sipekne’katik’s request for a stay in Alton Gas project

July 13, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed the Sipekne’katik Band’s request to delay the Alton Natural Gas Storage project until a decision is made in its court appeal of the same project. In a […]

Blackstock says Mi’kmaw Family & Children’s Services of NS underfunded

July 7, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The head of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada says the federal government is still underfunding the Nova Scotia agency in charge of child welfare in Mi’kmaw communities. Cindy Blackstock says […]

Eskasoni celebrates its 25th annual Powwow

July 4, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Michael Doucette recalled organizing the first powwow for his home community of Eskasoni First Nation, N.S. back in the summer of 1992. Doucette, 55, said at the time, he and a few others in his community […]

Decision in Sipekne’katik’s stay request in Alton Gas operations delayed

June 28, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice has ruled that he should be the judge to decide whether or not to grant the Sipekne’katik Band’s request to delay Alton Natural Gas Storage Project’s operations later this […]

Sipekne’katik asks court to delay Alton Gas project until decision on appeal is made

June 23, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia is asking a Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice to grant a stay of the provincial government’s decision to approve the Alton Natural Gas Storage Project. The band wants the […]

Mural that explores Indigenous self-identity unveils in Halifax

June 22, 2016 Maureen Googoo

An art project which explores Indigenous self-identity in Halifax was unveiled at the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre as part of National Aboriginal Day celebrations Tuesday. Approximately 80 people gathered for the unveiling of the clay […]