Posts Tagged ‘ Membertou ’

Audio: Membertou Chief Terrance Paul’s Speech on 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day

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October 6, 2011
Audio: Membertou Chief Terrance Paul’s Speech on 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day

Membertou Chief Terrance Paul, also the co-chair for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, reads his speech in Province House during 2011 Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations. This year marked the 25th anniversary of Mi’kmaq Treaty Day.
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Photo slideshow: Re-enactment of Membertou’s baptism

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June 24, 2010
Grand Chief Membertou Baptism Re-enactment/Photo by Stephen Brake

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.
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Membertou 400 celebrations begin with re-enactment at Port Royal

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June 24, 2010
Membertou 400 Re-enactment

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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Top 5 aboriginal news stories in Atlantic Canada to watch in 2010

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January 11, 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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