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[ October 14, 2024 ] First Nation communities in New Brunswick fight for land rights in landmark title cases NB
[ October 9, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw First Nations in NL concerned over the cod fishery policy change News
[ September 13, 2024 ] When Magic meets Melody: Jeremy Dutcher’s journey in revitalizing Wolastoqey through music NB
[ September 6, 2024 ] Three Indigenous artists nominated at 2024 MusicNL awards News
[ August 6, 2024 ] NL Indigenous Youth learn of WWI legacy on the Trail of Caribou Pilgrimage News
[ May 3, 2024 ] Charges withdrawn against fishermen in elver eel dispute News
[ April 3, 2024 ] Mi’kmaw leaders accuse DFO of racism after fishermen were forced to walk at night without phones, shoes News
[ March 25, 2024 ] NS judge dismisses fishery obstruction charges against two Mi’kmaw men #FisheriesCourt
[ March 1, 2024 ] Fisheries Court Cases Roundup: Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2024 #FisheriesCourt
[ February 22, 2024 ] Fisheries Court Cases Roundup: February 19-23, 2024 #FisheriesCourt

December 21, 2024

Protecting Mi’kmaq Petroglyphs in Bedford, Kejimkujik National Park

August 26, 2015 Maureen Googoo

When Donna Morris looks at the Mi’kmaq petroglyphs at Kejimkujik National Park, she sees history. “There’s a picture of a caribou. There’s a picture of a little missionary man that goes back to the French era […]

Hayes back in court Sept. 10 to set date for trial

August 6, 2015 Maureen Googoo

A Halifax man accused of defrauding the Sipekne’katik Band will be back in court September 10 to set a date for trial. The lawyer for Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, 60, appeared on behalf of his client […]

Mi’kmaq culture important to Kejimkujik’s Storytelling Festival

July 22, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Ursula Johnson says incorporating traditional Mi’kmaq stories into the annual Storytelling Festival at Kejimkujik National Park was important to her. “In the first year that we created the storytelling festival, we really focussed on oral […]

Aboriginal youth learn about health sciences at Dalhousie’s Junior University camp

July 20, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Kara Paul wants to see more Aboriginal youth earning degrees in the health sciences at Dalhousie University. That’s why she started the junior university program in 2011. “We wanted to make sure students, Aboriginal children […]

Former Sipekne’katik Finance Director ordered to stand trial

July 17, 2015 Maureen Googoo

The former finance director for the Sipekne’katik Band has been committed to stand trial on fraud, theft and breach of trust charges following a preliminary inquiry July 16 in Halifax Provincial Court. Judge Michael Sherar […]

Leonard Paul shows respect for nature through painting

July 13, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Mi’kmaq artist Leonard Paul has been drawing since he was three years old. His earliest childhood memory is of his mother coming home with a colouring book for him. “I can remember being on the […]

Quillwork retreat aims to revive traditional artform

July 6, 2015 Maureen Googoo

Judy Googoo considers Mi’kmaq quillwork a beautiful but dying art form. “I think it’s important just to keep our traditional crafts alive,” the 58-year-old from Waycobah First Nation, N.S., said. “It’s just so important we […]

Sipuke’l Gallery to showcase Mi’kmaq art and artifacts

June 22, 2015 Maureen Googoo

A new art gallery that will showcase both Mi’kmaq artifacts and contemporary Mi’kmaq art has officially opened in Liverpool, N.S. The Sipuke’l Gallery, owned and operated by the Acadia First Nation, held its grand opening […]