Mikmaw

Nova Scotia

Officer receives suspension after Mi’kmaw elver fishers left without boots

Federal Fisheries Officer Suspended for Mishandling Arrest of Mi’kmaw Elver Fishers A federal fisheries officer has been suspended for 10…

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Nova Scotia

Documentary examines the life and murder of Mi’kmaw activist

Yvonne Russo, an award-winning director and producer and member of the Sicangu Lakota Tribal Nation in South Dakota, delved deep…

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Nova Scotia

Ceremony honours Mi’kmaw community lost in the Halifax Explosion

Catherine Martin, a filmmaker and member of Millbrook First Nation, hosts an annual gathering on the Dartmouth shore of Halifax…

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Nova Scotia

Mi’kmaw mother could lose custody of 3 disabled children after feds threaten to cut funding

Mary Isaac, a Mi’kmaw mother in Nova Scotia, is facing a terrifying situation where she could potentially lose custody of…

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Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Mi’kmaw community to receive $125M in land settlement

We’koqma’q First Nation residents will soon receive cheques following a $125-million land settlement reached with the federal government earlier this year. …

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Nova Scotia

Pictou Landing First Nation and Sobeys bring Mi’kmaw language to grocery shopping

Walking through the Westside Sobeys in New Glasgow, N.S., shoppers can now familiarize themselves with the original language of Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaw. …

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Nova Scotia

Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community

Food is central to Mercedes Peters. “I don’t think I’ve ever gone to visit a family member or a friend…

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Canada

Police watchdog investigating after Mi’kmaw man killed by RCMP at Elsipogtog First Nation

A Mi’kmaw man was shot and killed by police late Sunday night on the Elsipogtog First Nation, about 55 kilometres north of…

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Nova Scotia

Ottawa to fund emergency management co-ordinators in 8 Mi’kmaw communities

The federal government announced on Wednesday it will invest $2.4 million over five years to fund emergency management co-ordinators for eight Mi’kmaw communities: Wasoqopa’q,…

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Nova Scotia

Lawsuit launched by family of Mi’kmaw woman in N.S. claims negligence in her death

The mother of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital with fungal meningitis says her daughter’s race may have played…

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