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Native Council of Nova Scotia: INAC Collaborative Process – Bridgewater
November 19, 2018 NATIVE COUNCIL OF NOVA SCOTIA GOING FORWARD TO A BETTER FUTURE (INAC COLLABORATIVE PROCESS) INDIAN ACT REGISTRATION CHANGES Find out how this affects to you MEETING SATURDAY November 24, 2018 Days Inn & Conference Center by Wyndham Bridgewater 50 North St, Bridgewater, NS B4V 2V6 10 am – 3pm Lunch and child […]
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Read MoreEvents planned to commemorate 100th anniversary of Spanish flu in Okak
In October 1918, the supply vessel SS Harmony set sail from St. John’s for northern Labrador bringing with it a deadly virus that changed the course of history for Labrador Inuit. The virus, which has become known as the Spanish flu, spread quickly, killing entire families and leaving many children orphaned. No community was impacted […]
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Read MoreMUN: Fisheries and Marine Institute hosts symposium on Northwest Atlantic redfish
What could sustainable Canadian commercial fisheries for redfish look like in the future? To help answer the question, the Fisheries and Marine Institute (MI) of Memorial University is bringing together scientists from Canada and around the world, as well as fisheries managers, industry, Indigenous representatives and non-governmental organizations to participate in the Northwest Atlantic Redfish Symposium […]
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Read MoreMUN: Hands-on fun at Health for All Festival
Oct. 31, 2018 Bring the whole family to celebrate Memorial University’s second annual Health for All Festival! The Health for All Festival is an opportunity for research teams and members of the public to engage and learn from one another with interactive exhibits, games and other activities. Kids can have fun learning about topics in […]
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Read More2018 APC Health Conference – November 13, 2018 to November 15, 2018
November 13, 2018 9:49am to November 15, 2018 2:00pm Details 2018 APC Health Conference Registration Package Registration + Nomination Agenda Register online at afnhc.eventbrite.ca All delegates must register by October 31, 2018. Please complete one form for each conference delegate. If not submitting registration online, please return completed form by email at [email protected] or by […]
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Read MoreCape Breton University: Atlantiar Knekk Tepaw- Exploring Indigenous Roots in the North Atlantic
Sep 06, 2018 Upon the coastal lands of Northern Spain and Southern France, there lives a culture and people that has called this territory home for over six-thousand years. They communicate in the most ancient language spoken in all of Europe and contain a genetic makeup that has baffled anthropologists for years. They are the […]
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Read MoreFirst Mile: Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018
July 12, 2018 Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 Website Launched – Click here to visit website A virtual media and information literate city celebrating Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2018 It is finally here. The first Media and Information Literate (MIL) City celebrates Global MIL Week. Imagine your city not only transmitting information […]
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Read MoreMUN: Coastal Zone Canada Conference to host public talk July 15
July 12, 2018 The Coastal Zone Canada Association is kicking off its 2018 conference with a public talk by Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, environmental, cultural and human rights advocate, author, past international chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Her public talk takes place on Sunday, July 15, 7 – 8 […]
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Read MoreMUN: World-renowned Indigenous musicians to explore improvisation as model for change
June 21, 2018 Memorial is set to welcome the Norwegian composer who penned the choral opening of the Oscar-winning film Frozen and a Grammy-nominated Mohawk cellist as part of an international conference. The Indigenous Improvisation Colloquium takes place July 4-5 on the St. John’s campus. Indigenous musicians and scholars from around the globe are set to discuss issues ranging […]
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Read MoreCBU – Atlantiar Knekk Tepaw: A Basque-Mi’kmaw Cultural Exchange Symposium
In the fall of 2018, Stephen Augustine, Hereditary Chief on the Mi’kmaq Grand Council and Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Affairs and Unama’ki College, at Cape Breton University (CBU), will host 55 international delegates, including 26 speakers who are world-class experts in their field, in Cape Breton for a week-long symposium that will explore ancient and modern […]
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