A Mi’kmaq couple has started a beekeeping business in New Brunswick hoping to help save the declining pollinators. Tayla Simon, a stay at home mother of two,… Read more “Mi’kmaq couple start backyard beekeeping business”
Mi’kmaq couple opens their own loan business at Elsipogtog First Nation
Buffy Peters and Quentin Sock say they knew people in their community who needed financial help. They hated having to track down the person and ask for… Read more “Mi’kmaq couple opens their own loan business at Elsipogtog First Nation”
Homeless Fredericton musician looking for a place to play his songs
Mike Kennedy sits on a green crate and pillow, an empty Styrofoam cup in hand, begging for change. The 60-year-old’s hands are gnarled from years living on… Read more “Homeless Fredericton musician looking for a place to play his songs”
A History of Violence
Night sinks in deep. It’s August 2009; I’m 18 years old, six-foot-nothing, and brown: half-Black, half-Mi’kmaq. I’m eight beers deep, which is nothing for Kent County, New… Read more “A History of Violence”
Invasive beetle destroying New Brunswick’s ash trees – and threatening Mi’kmaq basket making
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… Read more “Invasive beetle destroying New Brunswick’s ash trees – and threatening Mi’kmaq basket making”
Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain
Curtis Kennedy’s childhood dream was lacing up his skates for an NHL team. Instead at 14 he was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare form… Read more “Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain”
Indigenous youth raise their voices at the United Nations
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… Read more “Indigenous youth raise their voices at the United Nations”
Woodstock FN fighter Dee Logue has his sights set on UFC
Pressed up against a wall of black mats, Dee Logue wrestled another man’s shoulder out of his chin. After a five-minute round another man was pressed against… Read more “Woodstock FN fighter Dee Logue has his sights set on UFC”
Inmates learn life skills for an increasingly complex digital world
It’s back to school for some Indigenous prison inmates who are learning critical thinking skills to help them navigate an increasingly complex digital media and financial environment… Read more “Inmates learn life skills for an increasingly complex digital world”
Living for a laugh
I remember sitting tableside with my mother in the kitchen a few months ago. She had just invited another neighbour in for coffee. I sat listening to… Read more “Living for a laugh”
