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Women’s group complete research into effects of Boat Harbour pollution
Scientists and researchers have completed six years of study in Pictou Landing First Nation in Nova Scotia to determine if the polluted effluent being pumped into nearby Boat Harbour is making ...
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Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
Urban Paul says he experienced a lot of racism after he and his mother moved from the Mi’kmaq community of Eskasoni, N.S. to Halifax when he was five years old. “Some things were hard to […] ...
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Mi’kmaq Elder Doug Knockwood receives Order of Nova Scotia
Freeman Douglas Knockwood, 86, received the 2016 Order of Nova Scotia on Oct. 12/Photo by Stephen Brake A respected Mi’kmaw elder who overcame adversity in his life so he could help and empower others ...
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Trial of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw cultural educator charged with indecent act underway
A woman who has accused a well-known Mi’kmaw cultural educator from Nova Scotia of committing an indecent act in front of her testified in court that she feared for her safety when the alleged ...
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Lawyer for Mi’kmaw fishermen says charges against them should be dismissed
Ashton Bernard, left, and his lawyer, Michael McDonald outside of court in Yarmouth, N.S. Oct. 26, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The lawyer representing four Mi’kmaw lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia ...
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Sipekne’katik sues Nova Scotia, says fish buying regulations infringe on treaty rights
Sipekne'katik fishermen Lance Bernard, left, and David Balfour haul lobster traps from St. Mary's Bay on Sept. 25, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The Sipekne’katik First Nation is suing the Nova Scotia ...
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Former NSNWA President files human rights complaint against NS Aboriginal Affairs Minister
Former NSNWA president Cheryl Maloney, right, has filed a human rights complaint against Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil/Photos by Stephen Brake The former president of the Nova Scotia Native Women ...
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Nova Scotia NDP leader says fish-buying regulations can change to accommodate moderate livelihood treaty right
NDP Leader Gary Burrill, left, Liberal Party Leader Iain Rankin, centre, and Progressive Conservative Party Leader Tim Houston/Photos by Stephen Brake The leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic ...
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Dalhousie professor researching health of Indigenous people in Halifax
Assistant professor Amy Bombay is conducting research into the health and well-being of Indigenous people living in Halifax/Photo by Stephen Brake A professor at Dalhousie University wants to know how ...
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Archaeologist researching French/ Mi’kmaw trade in 1600s at Fort St. Louis
Katie Cottreau-Robins, left, and John Andrew Campbell, right, at Fort St. Louis/Photo by Stephen Brake A Halifax-based archaeologist is researching the trading relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the ...
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Photo Essay: Remembering the 215 children who lost their lives at Kamloops Indian Residential School
On May 30, 2021, more than 50 people gathered at the former site of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School to mourn the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the ...