Jerry F. Sack re-elected as chief of Shubenacadie Band

The Shubenacadie Band chief and council remained relatively the same in the Nov. 2 election with only three new faces on council. After more than 10 hours of counting ballots on the Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. on Wednesday, Jerry F. Sack was re-elected as chief of the Shubenacadie Band, beating his nearest opponent...
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Nominations held for Shubenacadie Band election in N.S.

Three people are vying for chief and 65 people are running for council in the Shubenacadie Band election on November 2, 2010. Nominations were held at the multi-purpose centre in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. on October 9. More than 70 people were present to nominate candidates in the upcoming election. The election was...
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New election ordered for Shubenacadie Band in NS

The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs has ordered a new election for the Shubenacadie Band in Nova Scotia. An INAC spokeswoman in Ottawa confirmed on Monday the federal government’s order-in-council to set aside the June 12, 2009 election. Nominations for chief and council will happen on Oct. 9 and the election is scheduled...
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Top 5 aboriginal news stories in Atlantic Canada to watch in 2010

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 in the province to discuss and examine the current state of child welfare services. The review was ordered following the 2008 suicide of a 13-year-old...
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Wagmatcook chief demands release of police report into fatal shooting

Wagmatcook Chief Lester Peck speaks at news conference in Halifax on Oct. 13, 2009. Photo by RadioGoogoo.ca

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 December 2008. “It’s pretty hard for the family and the community,” Chief Lester Peck said at a news conference held in Halifax on Tuesday. “It’s...
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Viola Robinson receives Order of Nova Scotia

Acadia Band member Viola Robinson receives 2009 Order of Nova Scotia. Photo by RadioGoogoo.ca

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 Nova Scotia ceremony on Wednesday. “Back then, it was really tough for the Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia,” Robinson told RadioGoogoo.ca following the ceremony. “It was...
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