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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
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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 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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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 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 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, 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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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. “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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