Mi’kmaw treaty lobster fishery launches, fisheries officers seize lobster and gear
Fisheries officers seized crates of lobster at Saulnierville wharf, harvested by Sipekne’katik First Nation fishermen….
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Woman walking for residential school children who can’t
An Indigenous woman hopes to create awareness about residential schools by walking across Canada. Last…
Man to argue Mi’kmaw have a right to fish for baby eels despite DFO ban
A Mi’kmaw man charged with illegally fishing for baby eels in Nova Scotia is representing…
Indigenous knowledge and western science come together at STEM camp
A one-week camp outside Halifax has 15 Mi’kmaw youth focusing on science, technology, engineering and…
Mi’kmaw peak caps a loving tribute to Indigenous women killed by violence
Family members of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls have designed Mi’kmaw peak caps…
Senate report on fisheries finds federal government failing First Nations rights-holders
A new report by the Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans has found the federal…
People march to former Shubenacadie residential school site on ‘Freedom Day’
June 21 is known as National Indigenous Peoples Day for many – but for others,…
Truro middle school teaching Mi’kmaw language to students
The Truro Middle School about an hour north of Halifax in Nova Scotia is teaching…
Lennox Island second Mi’kmaw nation to launch self-regulated treaty lobster fishery
After talks broke down with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Lennox Island Chief…