Three Mi’kmaw women are helping build a brighter future for their community of Elsipogtog First Nation, one house at a time. Olivia Gehue, Devonya Levi and Diana Augustine are carpenter apprentices and started… Read more “Elsipogtog women learn skilled trades while building housing for their community”
Author: oscarbakeriii
Black and Mi'kmaw reporter from Elsipogtog First Nation and St. Augustine, Fl. Winner of the David Adams Richards award for non-fiction writing. oscarbakeriii@gmail.com
T:@oggycane4lyfe
Wolastoqew carpentry training program retrofits toys for N.S. kids with disabilities
This week, Wolastoqew carpenters-in-training in New Brunswick began retrofitting 52 toys for kids with disabilities at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. The trainees are adding external accessible sensors… Read more “Wolastoqew carpentry training program retrofits toys for N.S. kids with disabilities”
Wolastoqiyik communities will get three sisters plants in a bag to reintroduce traditional food
On a bright sunny day, battling a swarm of black flies, six Indigenous women met 19 kilometres north of Fredericton to begin potting the three sisters plants… Read more “Wolastoqiyik communities will get three sisters plants in a bag to reintroduce traditional food”
Lured by love of ice fishing, Inuk man learns Mi’kmaq techniques in N.B.
Venturing out onto New Brunswick’s Richbuctou River, Jordan Takkriuq and his friends were ready to learn how the Mi’kmaq ice fish. Takkriuq is Inuk from Gjoa Haven,… Read more “Lured by love of ice fishing, Inuk man learns Mi’kmaq techniques in N.B.”
L’nu artist begins beaded portrait series with elders and traditional medicines
One of the smallest Mi’kmaw communities in New Brunswick hosts a dynamic father-daughter duo. Ashley and Christopher Sanipass help ground youth culturally in their Indian Island community,… Read more “L’nu artist begins beaded portrait series with elders and traditional medicines “
Indigenous communities along Atlantic coast at risk from rising sea levels
First Nations communities along the Atlantic coast may face grave challenges from climate change, a recent federal report says. The Regional Perspectives Report: Atlantic provinces said Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, about 130… Read more “Indigenous communities along Atlantic coast at risk from rising sea levels”
19-year-old Elsipogtog man starts cosmetics and skin care business
The owner of a new cosmetics business in New Brunswick hopes his business can create more space for two-spirit people to be themselves. Michael Sage Augustine, 19, launched Runningbear… Read more “19-year-old Elsipogtog man starts cosmetics and skin care business”
Elsipogtog volunteers open soup kitchen to help those struggling with addictions
The people behind a soup kitchen at Elsipogtog First Nation in New Brunswick say it’s a way to meet the needs of the community’s most vulnerable and to let people… Read more “Elsipogtog volunteers open soup kitchen to help those struggling with addictions”
Indigenous communities in N.B. say climate change is threatening their way of life
Cecelia Brooks remembers a time when the deep forest of New Brunswick was so cold, snow could still be found in its depths in August. That rarely… Read more “Indigenous communities in N.B. say climate change is threatening their way of life”
Elsipogtog First Nation
Elsipogtog (pronounced El-see-buk-tuk) First Nation is a Mi’kmaq community about 91 km northwest of Moncton, New Brunswick. Known for many years as Big Cove, in 2003 the First Nation officially changed its name to… Read more “Elsipogtog First Nation”
Oscar Baker III 