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Sipekne’katik First Nation sues federal government for seizing lobster traps
Sipekne'katik First Nation fishermen drop lobster traps in St. Mary's Bay near Saulnierville, N.S. in Sept. 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia is suing the ...
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NS Mi’kmaw leaders link lack of DFO control over elver eel fishery to shooting of Eskasoni man
Mi'kmaw harvesters fishing for elver eels at the Head of St. Margaret's Bay in Tantallon, N.S. on Mar. 21, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Mi’kmaw leaders in Nova Scotia are accusing the Department of ...
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Band members have more questions than answers in proposed 1919 land claim deal
Jennifer Denny, left, and Teresa Marshall examine land in Sambro, N.S. that's part of the 1919 land claim deal/Photo by Stephen Brake Several members of the Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia have ...
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Brendan Mitchell new chief of Qalipu First Nation
Brendan Mitchell was elected chief of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band Oct. 23/Photo courtesy Twitter.com/PaulAntleNL. The Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band in ...
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“It’s wild.” Sipekne’katik First Nation elects first female chief
Michelle Glasgow is the first female chief of Sipekne'katik First Nation in Nova Scotia, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake Michelle Glasgow says she is still in shock at becoming the first woman to be ...
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Fort Folly First Nation Chief Rebecca Knockwood re-elected for second term
Rebecca Knockwood has been re-elected as chief of Fort Folly First Nation in New Brunswick. Knockwood received 43 votes while her lone opponent, Hanford Nye, received 24 votes in the band election ...
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Memorial set up to mourn discovery of remains of 215 children who attended B.C. residential school
Orange ribbons and teddy bears tied to a guardrail near the former site of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School/Photo by Stephen Brake Teddy bears, flowers and orange ribbons were tied to the ...
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MMIW Series: Hilary Bonnell
Pamela Marie Fillier says she would ask her daughter what she wanted to do when she grew up, and Hilary would say, “I don’t know, mom. I’m still a kid.” Hilary Bonnell was a “regular teenager” who was ...
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“We can’t use our treaty rights to fish.” Mi’kmaw fishermen upset with fines following sentencing circle for fishery offences
A sentencing cirlcle was held for Zachery Nicholas, left, and his father, William Nicholas, in Pictou Landing First Nation, N.S. on Dec. 8, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Two Mi’kmaw fishermen from the ...
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New Brunswick elections: New revenue sharing agreements for First Nations on the table
Natoaganeg (Eel Ground) First Nation is one of five Indigenous communities that signed new funding agreements with the province after the termination of a 29-year-old deal./Government of New Brunswick ...
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Mi’kmaw Family and Children’s Services sues Sipekne’katik following order to leave community
Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services's office building in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake An Indigenous agency that provides child protection and family support services to ...
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Mi’kmaq Cultural Showcase to pay tribute to late Steve Martin
Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations get underway tonight with the Mi’kmaq Cultural Showcase which will pay tribute to musician, Steve Martin, who passed away in June. Martin, 60, was from the Waycobah ...