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Mi’kmaq Treaty Day: Award recipients

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October 4, 2011
Mi’kmaq Treaty Day: Award recipients

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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Youth, elders receive awards at Treaty Day ceremony

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October 1, 2009
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter presents Noel Knockwood with Donald Marshall, Sr. Elder award. Photo by RadioGoogoo.ca

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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“Glenn Knockwood-Parkour Pioneer” shown at Atlantic Film Festival

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September 25, 2009
Glenn Knockwood-Parkour Pioneer. Photo courtesy of Red Reed Pictures, Inc.

Glenn Knockwood’s face lights up with eagerness and enthusiasm whenever he talks about Parkour. It’s an urban sport that combines the skills of running and rock-climbing with the philosophy and discipline of martial arts to overcome physical obstacles in one’s path. The 27-year-old Mi’kmaq man originally from the Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. took...
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