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Qalipu First Nation has programs to help pay for heat pumps for members – 100.1 BayFM
July 7, 2025 This group has been active since 2022 developing housing support programs to help 25, 000 off reserve first nation members. There’s a new Home Energy Efficiency Initiative with the Qalipu First Nations Housing Division. This group has been active since 2022 developing housing support programs to help 25, 000 off reserve first […]
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Read MoreAtlas Ocean Voyages adds new 17-night Canadian Arctic trip – TravelPress
July 7, 2025 Atlas Ocean Voyages launches a brand-new polar expedition for 2026: the Canadian Arctic Discovery 17-night expedition aboard World Voyager, sailing September 21 from Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to St. John’s, Newfoundland. This journey offers explorers a rare opportunity to traverse the remote regions of the Canadian Arctic and Labrador, highlighting the untamed wilderness, rich cultural diversity, and unforgettable wildlife encounters. […]
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Read MoreIn hard-fought title-claim case, even pronunciation is contested – River Valley Sun
Jul 7, 2025 It was a lighthearted moment that showed how almost everything in the big Wolastoqey Nation’s title claim can be viewed through a different lens. Justice Ernest Drapeau asked lawyer Renée Pelletier why she was pronouncing the name Tsilhqot’in Nation with an “s” sound at the start instead of something closer to “ch.” […]
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Read MoreThey’re like my kids’: Mi’kmaw elder stitching together high school memories – CBC
Jul 04, 2025 3 decades of Wagmatcook First Nation graduates featured in hand-stitched quilt blocks Mi’kmaw Elder Nancy (Nano) Bernard has stitched her way into the fabric of Wagmatcook First Nation’s history. Every year, a half-dozen of Bernard’s quilts are taken out of storage and hung up at Wagmatcookewey School’s graduation ceremony as part of a tradition in the […]
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Read MoreThe Indy Broadcast (June 29, 2025) – TheIndependent.ca
Northern Labrador in ‘crisis’ as people ration food, toilet paper, baby supplies Innu youth join calls for action on Sheshatshiu drug crisis Province updates income support rates as part of Poverty Reduction Plan Auditor General raises ‘serious’ concerns over agency nurses costs and planning Registered Nurses’ Union responds to province’s core-staffing review announcement Doctors at […]
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Read MoreWolastoqey group walks to ancient tree in Lorneville area proposed for development – CBC
Jun 27, 2025 Wolastoqey have been left out of consultation, elder says After an old growth tree was discovered in a part of Lorneville that Saint John council has begun to approve for development, an Indigenous group went out to visit the site for themselves on Thursday afternoon. The walk was led by the Caribou […]
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Read MoreFrom Kanesatake to Elsipogtog: highlighting Indigenous resistance – Halifax Examiner
June 27, 2025 Well, the month is almost over, and that means this is my last little blurb encouraging you to subscribe to the Halifax Examiner. Yesterday, in response to a comment requesting that a story not be paywalled, Examiner publisher Tim Bousquet offered an explanation of the business model, and why the Examiner restricts […]
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Read MorePrince Edward gets warm welcome in P.E.I. – CTV News
June 27, 2025 Prince Edward’s first public appearance on Prince Edward Island was on Abegweit First Nation, where he joined a drum circle, met with Mi’kmaq families and toured cultural healing grounds. The royal visit is part of a broader itinerary that includes events marking the 150th anniversary of the P.E.I. Regiment, which he serves […]
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Read MoreInnu Nation, Hydro-Quebec reach Churchill Falls agreement – CBC
Jun 27, 2025 The tentative deal also includes framework for potential Gull Island development. The Innu Nation has reached a multi-million dollar agreement in principle with Hydro-Quebec — one the Indigenous group describes as “major step” toward an out-of-court settlement of their lawsuit against the public utility. “Innu negotiators were able to reach a fair agreement to […]
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Read MoreNational Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration held in Bannerman Park – themuse.ca
June 26, 2025 ‘Today was about celebrating and highlighting my culture’ said emcee Kayla Stride This Saturday, June 21st, First Light hosted its annual celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The festivities started in the morning, welcoming the first sunrise of summer, and continued into the evening as dancing, games, and music filled Bannerman Park. […]
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