Posts Tagged ‘ Mi’kmaq ’

Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 4-5, 2012

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February 6, 2012

Family of Labrador boy found dead slams DND; Inuit company buys stake in Air Labrador; Police charge Natuashish man after finding him sleeping by a tree and; Paqtnkek First Nation gets money for job training.
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Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 3, 2012

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February 4, 2012

MPs question search & rescue efforts in Labrador boy's death; Seal Day proves controversial; Construction on Millbrook water part to begin in summer; and two Cape Breton artists part of gallary show in Halifax.
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Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 2, 2012

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February 4, 2012

Candidate withdraws bid for chief in Glooscap Band election; Millbrook First Nation eyes harness racing; Policing to continue for two Nova Scotia bands.
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Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 31, 2012

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February 4, 2012

Mi'kmaq flag at Moncton city hall; Maliseet state legislator tackles new role in Maine.
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Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 27, 2012

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January 27, 2012

Eskasoni woman charged with trafficking prescription drugs; Indian Brook signs new VLT agreement with N.S. gov.; Annual powwow to take place in Truro, N.S.; Passamaquoddy basket-making part of seminar on aging; Profile of Mi'kmaq prof. in Toronto, Ont.
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Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 26, 2012

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January 27, 2012

Pictou Landing band members reject deal to delay Boat Harbour lawsuit; Wagmatcook band councillor pleads guilty to several criminal charges; Two Aboriginal women heading to Chile to work with Indigenous groups; Passamquoddy Tribe in Maine plans wind farm and; Two Atlantic Canada chiefs want Canadians to work with First Nations.
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Editorial: From Micmac News to RadioGoogoo.ca

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October 25, 2011

I got my start in journalism back in 1987 when I landed a summer job with the Micmac News. It was one of those coveted summer jobs for Mi’kmaq students like myself back then. Everyone I knew wanted to work with the Micmac News so the competition was always stiff. Back then, the Micmac...
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Nominations held for Shubenacadie Band election in N.S.

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October 9, 2010

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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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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