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Medal Design Unveiled for the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, Jan. 18, 2023 – To celebrate “One Month to Go” from the PEI 2023 Canada Winter Games, the Host Society revealed its design for the hard-earned medals that over 2,500 young athletes will be competing for. The announcement took place at the newly renovated lodge at Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park at Brookvale, […]
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New fund for the anniversary of PEI joining Confederation
Jan 16, 2023 A new fund will support projects that celebrate the 150th anniversary of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation. The PEI 150 Celebration Fund is available for communities and cultural organizations that wish to engage residents and visitors in anniversary activities through any existing festival, celebration, or event. One-time events designed specifically to mark […]
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Halifax transcriber designs Canada’s first ever Indigenous braille code – CityNews Halifax
‘I think braille should be available to anyone who wants or needs it,’ says Christine Muise, whose Mi’kmaw Braille Code is garnering a lot of praise in both the U.S. and Canada A Halifax woman is receiving widespread praise for her creation of a braille code specifically designed to help blind Indigenous persons. Certified braille […]
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Nova Scotia Celebrates Volunteers
November 7, 2022 Volunteers from across the province were honoured today, November 7, at the 48th annual Provincial Volunteer Awards ceremony. “One of the great pleasures of serving as Lieutenant-Governor is the opportunity to celebrate the contributions of citizens across the province, particularly those who give back to others,” said Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc. “Today, […]
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Under One Sky awards design contract for the Awitgati Longhouse & Cultural Centre
FREDERICTON, NB, Nov. 2, 2022 – Under One Sky is excited to announce that Fathom Studio (Fathom) in a joint venture with Moriyama & Teshima Architects (MTA), have been selected to design the Indigenous Longhouse & Cultural Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The centre will celebrate Indigenous peoples and culture while providing over 30 community […]
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President extends greetings to Muriel Andersen on her 105th birthday
September 2, 2022 On behalf of the Nunatsiavut Government and Beneficiaries of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement, President Johannes Lampe extends his warmest and sincerest best wishes to Muriel Andersen who celebrates her 105th birthday today. Born on Dunn’s Island in 1917, Mrs. Andersen left home to attend boarding school some 30 miles away […]
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More visitors being drawn to Lennox Island for traditional Mi’kmaq experiences – CBC
Tourists can make drums, do quillwork — or have clams and bannock on the beach Aug 18, 2022 The Lennox Island Mi’kmaq Culture Centre is seeing a growing number of visitors this summer, with more people wanting to learn about Indigenous culture first-hand. Sarah Myers, project manager at the cultural centre, said tours have long […]
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Mi’kma’ki’ is a new series about the Indigenous experience in communities across Newfoundland and Labrador – CBC
Aug 19, 2022 A community that’s reviving the tradition of birchbark canoe-building. Indigenous researchers who study how plastic pollution threatens traditional Inuit food sources. How knowledge about traditional Mi’kmaw medicine will be carried on to the next generation. These three stories are told in the documentary series Mi’kma’ki, now streaming on CBC Gem. How to build a […]
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Membertou Newsletter – Membertou FN
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Mi’kmaw cultural camp has teachers trading in books for bonfires – CBC
‘We want to be proud of being Mi’kmaw and to share that knowledge,’ says teacher from Quebec Aug 04, 2022 School teachers and other educators are in Cape Breton, N.S., this week learning from Mi’kmaw elders and knowledge keepers. Rather than books, they’re tending to bonfires, and class concerts have been traded in for powwows […]
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