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Photo slideshow of re-enactment of Membertou’s baptism

June 24, 2010
By Maureen Googoo

A mass and re-enactment play took place at Port Royal National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, N.S. to mark the 400th anniversary of Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Membertou’s baptism into Christianity. Slide Show + -Full Screen Share and Enjoy:
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Membertou 400 celebrations begin with re-enactment at Port Royal

June 24, 2010
By Maureen Googoo
Membertou 400 celebrations begin with re-enactment at Port Royal

It was a ceremony to mark the anniversary of what’s considered to be a 400-year-old political alliance the Mi’kmaq made with French and the Vatican. Approximately 500 people gathered...
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Top 5 aboriginal news stories in Atlantic Canada to watch in 2010

January 11, 2010
By Maureen Googoo

1. Report on the state of child welfare services in New Brunswick’s aboriginal communities. Last fall, New Brunswick’s Child and Youth Advocate Bernard Richard visited ten First Nation communities...
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NS chiefs concerned about lawyer’s views on Marshall decision

October 29, 2009
By Maureen Googoo

Mi’kmaq leaders in Nova Scotia want the provincial government to remove one of its senior lawyers from any advisory role on issues affecting Mi’kmaq people. The Assembly of Nova...
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Wagmatcook chief demands release of police report into fatal shooting

October 13, 2009
By Maureen Googoo
Wagmatcook chief demands release of police report into fatal shooting

The chief of the Wagmatcook First Nation says it’s taking too long for the RCMP to release its report into the shooting death of band member John Simon in...
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Viola Robinson receives Order of Nova Scotia

October 7, 2009
By Maureen Googoo
Viola Robinson receives Order of Nova Scotia

Aboriginal rights advocate Viola Robinson recalled the hardship and struggles Mi’kmaq people endured over the years as she listened to her biography being read during the 2009 Order of...
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Youth, elders receive awards at Treaty Day ceremony

October 1, 2009
By Maureen Googoo
Youth, elders receive awards at Treaty Day ceremony

The accomplishments of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq youth and elders were acknowledged during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday. Eight people from six Mi’kmaq communities in the province...
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Mi’kmaq leaders want money for Membertou baptism commemoration

October 1, 2009
By Maureen Googoo
Mi’kmaq leaders want money for Membertou baptism commemoration

Mi’kmaq leaders urged the federal and provincial governments to help pay for commemoration ceremonies to mark the 400th anniversary of the baptism of Grand Chief Membertou in Annapolis Royal,...
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Marshall father, son honoured during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations

October 1, 2009
By Maureen Googoo
Marshall father, son honoured during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations

The legacy left by the late Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Donald Marshall, Sr. and his son, Donald Marshall, Jr. was honoured during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday....
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