More than 500 people gathered in Halifax on Monday to take part in 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the annual celebrations to mark the signing of the 1752 Treaty between the Mi’kmaq and the British.
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Paqtnkek Chief Gerard Julian, also the co-chair for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, addresses dignitaries in Province House during 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day Celebrations Oct. 3. This year marked the 25th anniversary of Mi’kmaq Treaty Day.
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Mi’kmaq Grand Council Kji Keptin Andrew Denny gives his annual speech in Province House during the 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations on October 3. This year marked the 25th anniversary of Mi’kmaq Treaty Day.
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Eight accomplished Mi’kmaq young and old from across Nova Scotia were honoured during Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax Monday. Four Mi’kmaq elders were named recipients of the Grand Chief Donald Marshall Senior Elder Achievement Award. They were: Viola Robinson from Acadia First Nation Reginald Maloney from Indian Brook First Nation Allister Marshall from...
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In a stern tone reminiscent of his late father Alex Denny, Mi’kmaq Grand Council member Andrew Denny asked a single question that would set the tone for his speech to mark the 25th anniversary of Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax Monday. “Has 25 years been enough?” he asked the people and the dignitaries...
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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 near the shoreline at Port Royal National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, N.S. on Thursday to witness the re-enactment of Mi’kmaq Grand Chief Henri Membertou’s...
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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 received awards during the Treaty Day ceremony held at the World Trade and Convention Centre. “I would like to congratulate all of you here today...
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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, N.S. next year during Treaty Day celebrations in Halifax on Thursday. “I call upon the premier and Canada to help the Mi’kmaq Association of Cultural...
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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. “I’m so glad to see so many people come here this year,” Ben Sylliboy, Grand Chief of the Mi’kmaq Grand Council, told more than 600...
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