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Governor General visits Wolastoqey immersion school – CBC
Jun 23, 2024 Sitting in a circle around a drum on the forest floor, Ann Paul said a visit with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon felt like a family gathering. Simon and her husband Whit Fraser were visiting Kehkimin, a Wolastoqey language immersion school that operates out of Killarney Lodge’s ground floor. Ann wanted to know: […]
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Read MoreNew Awitgati Longhouse and Cultural Centre to provide programming and services to Indigenous community
From: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency May 24, 2023 · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) Strong, vibrant cultural connections empower strong, vibrant communities. Investments in public spaces where people can gather, learn, share and celebrate their culture and knowledge are key to promote a more equitable, more inclusive Canada, and to build […]
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Read MoreListuguj First Nation immersion classes help families learn Mi’kmaw together – CBC
May 16, 2023 Less than 300 people in Listuguj speak Mi’kmaw as their first language, most fluent speakers are over 60 In a colourful classroom surrounded by forest, Brenda Germain is teaching her kindergarten students the Mi’kmaw words for animals they might find in the woods around them. Ten years ago, she only knew a […]
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Read MoreApplications Now Being Accepted for Active NL Fund
April 28, 2023 Applications are now being accepted for the 2023-24 Active NL Fund. Funding is available to support community-based active healthy living initiatives, infrastructure or equipment that will help increase physical activity, sport, active recreation and healthy eating for individuals of all ages and abilities. Applications will be accepted up to and including October […]
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Read MoreInuttitut Blitz Launch Event
March 29, 2023 The Language Division is launching the Inuttitut Blitz on Friday, March 31, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at the Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain. The Inuttitut Blitz is a campaign aimed at promoting and preserving the Inuttitut language, which will run from April to August 2023. There will be lunch and refreshments […]
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Read MoreJeremy Dutcher is joining forces with his mom to establish the first Wolastoqey immersion school – CBC
Mar 29, 2023 The musician and his mother are collaborating on a series of fundraising concerts across the country Canadian musician Jeremy Dutcher and his mother, Lisa Perley-Dutcher, joined Q’s Tom Power to talk about collaborating on a series of fundraising concerts across the country to support the first Wolastoqey immersion school in New Brunswick. Read […]
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Read MoreFunding for Community, Arts and Culture Infrastructure
March 27, 2023 Nova Scotia is making new investments in local arts, cultural and community organizations across the province to strengthen the role they play in their communities. Eleven organizations are receiving about $15.5 million for new or upgraded infrastructure, including $7 million toward a new community centre in Oxford. “This is an incredible day […]
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Read MoreInside an Indigeous funeral: How a First Nation sends a member to the spirit world – CBC
Mar 09, 2023 St. Mary’s First Nation celebrates the life of Stanley Paul The grandkids used to fight over Stanley Paul’s chair. It was his smell, said Ann Paul, Stanley’s daughter. They wanted to fall asleep in it. Nobody fought over Stanley’s empty chair at a recent drum circle. It was meant for him, and […]
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Read MoreTerminology Workshop – Nain
February 20, 2023 The Department of Language, Culture, and Tourism is hosting a Terminology Workshop from February 22-24 at the Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain. Community members from the five Labrador Inuit communities, Upper Lake Melville, and the Canadian Constituency, to take part in discussing Old Inuttitut terms. There are currently 31 participants confirmed for […]
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Read MoreHeritage Day Honours Rita Joe
February 16, 2023 Mi’kmaw poet Rita Joe will be honoured on Heritage Day, Monday, February 20. “Elder Rita Joe dedicated her exceptional talents to celebrating Mi’kmaw culture through the written word,” said Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc. “Her body of work inspired others to give a voice to their experiences and paved the way for Mi’kmaw […]
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