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Angry mob trap Mi’kmaw fishermen at a lobster pound in southwestern Nova Scotia
An angry mob of non-Indigenous lobster fishermen trapped two Mi'kmaw fishermen inside a lobster pound in West Pubnico, N.S. and set a van on fire on Oct. 13/Photos courtesy of Jason Marr An angry mob ...
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Meet the 3 Indigenous candidates in Atlantic Canada running in the Oct. 21 federal election
Noel Joe, left, Yvonne Jones, middle, and Jaime Battiste, right are the three Indigenous candidates running in the Oct. 21 federal election/Photos contributed Three Indigenous people in Atlantic ...
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Indigenous play part of Neptune Theatre’s upcoming season
Raeesa Lalani, artistic director of the Prismatic Arts Festival, announced on Feb. 28. 2023 that Pawâkan Macbeth by Reneltta Arluk, will be a part of Neptune Theatre's 2023-24 season/Photo by Stephen ...
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Loretta Saunders’ sister upset with killer appealing conviction
Delilah Saunders, left, and her sister, Loretta, in an updated photo. Delilah is upset one of her sister's killers is appealing her conviction/Photo contributed by Delilah Saunders The sister of slain ...
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Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw lobster harvester to file an injunction against DFO for seizing traps
Matthew Cope with the Millbrook First Nation, N.S. plans to file an injunction against DFO for seizing his lobster traps on Aug. 29, 2020/Photos contributed. A Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw lobster harvester ...
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Former Sipekne’katik finance director gets 2 years in prison for fraud, theft
Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, right, with his lawyer, Luke Craggs, centre, arrive at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax for his sentencing hearing/Photo by Stephen Brake The former Director of Finance for ...
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Mi’kmaw-Indigenous float to lead Halifax Pride parade
John R. Sylliboy, left, and Tuma Young are co-founders of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance/Photo courtesy of John R. Sylliboy For the first time, a Mi’kmaw-Indigenous float will lead the 30th annual ...
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Prosper seeking a second term as chief of Paqtnkek
Paul (P.J.) Prosper is seeking a second term as Chief of Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation/Photo by Stephen Brake Paul (P.J.) Prosper is seeking a second term as chief of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation in Nova Scotia.
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Next step for Sipekne’katik lobster harvesters in moderate livelihood fishery is selling catch
Crew members aboard the boat, The Lady Carol 1, remove lobster from traps before measuring the lobster and banding their claws/Photo by Stephen Brake Terrence Augustine said his first week of lobster ...
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Membertou latest First Nation to leave Assembly of NS Mi’kmaw Chiefs, KMKNO
The Membertou First Nation is the latest Mi’kmaw community to withdrawn from the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs and the Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office. In a news release issued on ...
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Mi’kmaq culture
A new art gallery that will showcase both Mi’kmaq artifacts and contemporary Mi’kmaq art has officially opened in Liverpool, N.S. The Sipuke’l Gallery, owned and operated by the Acadia First Nation, ...
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Meeting with families of missing and murdered indigenous women raw, emotional
Federal ministers Carolyn Bennett (left) and Patty Hadju hold a news conference on Jan. 20 about their meeting with families in Halifax about missing and murdered indigenous women/Photo by Stephen ...