Clark Paul is an Eskasoni hero. The 74-year-old is a residential school survivor and in the midst of a four-year battle with bladder cancer, nevertheless he is… Read more “HEROES OF 2020: Residential school survivor helps Mi’kmaq reconnect with their culture”
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Membertou men’s group commits to helping
SYDNEY — The Membertou Men’s Society is hoping its Movember campaign will make a difference in the region by donating the money they raise to the cancer… Read more “Membertou men’s group commits to helping”
Potlotek harvesters fishing as form of resistance
ST. PETER’S BAY — As Potlotek’s moderate livelihood fishers return to the wharf along the St. Peter’s canal Saturday, the mood was in high spirits. But memories… Read more “Potlotek harvesters fishing as form of resistance”
A story of resilience: Decision to take son off of life support still haunts Membertou First Nation father
MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Daniel Joseph Paul is still haunted by the decision to take his seven-year-old son off life support in 1997. “I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t rest,… Read more “A story of resilience: Decision to take son off of life support still haunts Membertou First Nation father”
Eskasoni’s Barry Paul Bernard: A boxing family
Barry Paul Bernard was fighting with his brothers when his parents grew sick of it. So his father, Noel J. Bernard, bought him and his brother red… Read more “Eskasoni’s Barry Paul Bernard: A boxing family”
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”
