by Oscar Baker | Aug 22, 2018
Mi’kmaw language advocacy group Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey is paying people to learn their traditional language. The Nova Scotia-based organization, which represents 12 Mi’kmaq communities, wants 15 new apprentices to partner with a mentor for...
by Oscar Baker | Jul 23, 2018
An indiscriminate ash tree killer has been spotted in northern New Brunswick and poses a threat to the province’s entire ash population. The emerald ash borer can destroy 99 per cent of an ash tree species which doesn’t bode well for the black ash tree...
by Oscar Baker | Jun 28, 2018
A social work group says Indigenous knowledge is key to better professional practices because the current system isn’t working for Indigenous people. The Mi’kmaw Wolastoqiyk Association of Social Workers is trying to inject Indigenous knowledge into...
by Oscar Baker | Jun 19, 2018
Strips of black ash tree are intertwined and carefully bent to make a Mi’kmaw basket and Annie Clair says each strip and basket tell the story of how Elsipogtog is held together with elder knowledge, community members and children. “The log itself has a...
by Oscar Baker | May 8, 2018
Wolastoq Grand council chief Ron Tremblay is working toward accrediting his youth confederacy council and enable them to speak at the next UN Indigenous permanent forum. This year they presented at a side session, but that didn’t remove any of the conviction. “They...
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