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Sipekne’katik not contacted by DFO negotiator to discuss “moderate livelihood” fishery, says band councillor

July 12, 2018 Maureen Googoo

A councillor with the Sipekne’katik band in Nova Scotia says the lead negotiator with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has yet to meet with chief and council to discuss the definition of moderate livelihood […]

DFO negotiator meeting with Maritime First Nations to define “moderate livelihood”

July 9, 2018 Maureen Googoo

A federal negotiator for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans has been meeting with First Nation leaders in the Maritimes and the Gaspé region of Quebec for the past seven months to determine what a […]

Indigenous two-spirit film shot in Nova Scotia opens in Toronto

June 29, 2018 Maureen Googoo

An award-winning film by a Nova Scotia Indigenous filmmaker is being screened in Toronto for a week starting Friday. North Mountain, a 2015 thriller written and directed by Bretten Hannam, will be shown at The […]

Ulnooweg launches Atlantic Indigenous charitable foundation

June 8, 2018 Maureen Googoo

An Atlantic organization that offers loans and financial support to Indigenous-owned businesses in the region has launched a charitable foundation aimed at funding First Nation community initiatives. Ulnooweg Development Corporation announced the formation of the […]

Tanya Brooks’ family hoping for good news soon from Halifax police

May 11, 2018 Maureen Googoo

The sister of Tanya Brooks is hoping for good news soon from the Halifax Regional Police regarding her murder nine years ago. “All that I know is that there’s been activity and that’s where we […]

Team Atlantic hoping for win at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Membertou

May 9, 2018 Maureen Googoo

Erin Denny is hoping to lead her hockey team to victory this week in Membertou. Denny, 16, is the captain for Team Atlantic in the female division at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships. “This is […]

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 […]

City Natives wins fourth ECMA Indigenous Artist of the Year award

May 4, 2018 Karli Zschogner

It was a big night for Rap/Hip-Hop group City Natives at the East Coast Music Awards gala show in Halifax Thursday evening. The group won the Indigenous Artist of the Year award for the fourth […]

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 […]

Q&A with ECMA nominee City Natives

May 2, 2018 Karli Zschogner

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final profile of artists nominated for an East Coast Music Award in the Indigenous Artist of the Year category. The awards show will be held in Halifax on […]

Q&A with ECMA nominee Shelby Sappier aka Beaatz

May 1, 2018 Karli Zschogner

Editor’s Note: This is the third profile of artists nominated for an East Coast Music Award in the Indigenous Artist of the Year category. The awards show will be held in Halifax on May 3. […]

Q&A with ECMA nominee Don Ross

April 28, 2018 Karli Zschogner

Editor’s Note: This is the second profile of artists nominated for an East Coast Music Award in the Indigenous Artist of the Year category. The awards show will be held in Halifax on May 3. […]

Journalists, writers need to be more respectful to families of MMIWG, says panel

April 26, 2018 Karli Zschogner

A panel of mostly Indigenous writers and artists challenged journalists and writers to be more respectful to grieving families of their missing and murdered. “The lives that victims lead, there is a stigma attached,” Delilah […]

Seek permission before writing about MMIWG, panel tells creative writers, artists

April 23, 2018 Karli Zschogner

Creative writers and artists should seek permission from families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls before publishing their work, panelists told an audience in Halifax on April 18. The panel was assembled in […]

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 […]