Gilbert Sewell: Miꞌkmaꞌki’s best kept secret
Editor's note: Gilbert Sewell, a Mi'kmaw elder from Pabineau First Nation who worked to preserve Mi'kmaw stories, language and culture, ...
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Mi’kmaq artist Tara Francis “transforming the traditions of the past into the voice of the future”
Tara Francis is a Mi'kmaq artist from Elsipogtog First Nation. She considers herself a contemporary artist, influenced by traditional techniques ...
“We are caretakers of the land”: Blueberry harvest about more than income
Indigenous participants in Maine's blueberry harvest might see the end of a longtime tradition with lasting impacts for Indigenous culture. ...
DFO is taking Mi’kmaw fishers’ traps in St. Peter’s Bay, Unama’ki (Cape Breton, NS)
In mid-October, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) seized around 200 lobster traps from Mi’kmaw fishers in Unama’ki (Cape ...
“We are here to protect our ancestors”: Treaty people come together in face of crisis
In October, treaty people on the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik organized a series of actions in defence ...
Tertulia – David Bedford on The Marshall Decision Two Decades Later: Emancipation as Oppression
As Mi'kmaw fishers face ongoing racist attacks and penalties for harvesting lobster and Wolatoqey loggers go to court again over ...
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Bob Bancroft: Where have all the good forests gone? [video]
Bob Bancroft, a wildlife biologist and the president of Nature Nova Scotia, delivered the talk, “Where have all the good ...
Wolastoqey and Fredericton allies rally in solidarity with Mi’kmaw lobster fishers
Today, close to 200 people gathered over the noon hour at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton to support the ...
Trapped in conflict: How the corporate megafishery Clearwater, headed by one of Nova Scotia’s richest billionaires, has set the stage for violent conflict in Mi’kma’ki
En français : Conflit violent en Mi’kma’ki: comment la méga-pêche d’un milliardaire de Nouvelle-Écosse a préparé le terrain. Again today, ...
Peace, friendship and fishing in Mi’kma’ki
This commentary was originally published by the Yellowhead Institute. Last Thursday, October 8, I found myself seated by the sacred ...
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