Fourteen peacekeepers graduated from a new training program and are now serving seven Mi’kmaw communities across New Brunswick, aiming to provide an alternative to enforcement-based policing. Tristan… Read more “Mi’kmaw peacekeepers program launches in 7 N.B. communities”
Category: Journalism
1st on-reserve women’s shelter in New Brunswick to open in the new year
The first women’s shelter on a First Nation in New Brunswick will open its doors in the new year and it’s a resource Shelley Francis says will… Read more “1st on-reserve women’s shelter in New Brunswick to open in the new year”
10 years after RCMP raided N.B. anti-fracking camp, Aboriginal title claim ongoing
It may have been 10 years ago, but members of Elsipogtog First Nation who were on the frontline when the RCMP raided an anti-fracking encampment near Rexton,… Read more “10 years after RCMP raided N.B. anti-fracking camp, Aboriginal title claim ongoing”
Reviving a ‘lost art:’ program brings back Mi’kmaw cedar weaving
Over a dozen children from L’nui Menikuk (Indian Island) First Nation, 66 km north of Moncton, were part of a program that’s helping to revive cedar weaving,… Read more “Reviving a ‘lost art:’ program brings back Mi’kmaw cedar weaving”
Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities
A trio of Mi’kmaw apprentices are learning the skills to build a birchbark canoe from two master builders. The course is eight weeks long and the group is… Read more “Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities”
Ji’kmaqn-making workshop teaches youth traditional Mi’kmaw sounds
Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation in New Brunswick may soon hear more rhythmic tapping after community members attended a workshop on how to make a ji’kmaqn, a traditional Mi’kmaw instrument. A ji’kmaqn is an instrument… Read more “Ji’kmaqn-making workshop teaches youth traditional Mi’kmaw sounds”
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”
Mi’kmaq Funeral rites
My work at The Walrus revolves around researching and fact checking stories. That means highlighting facts and double sourcing them. For “The End: How We Die Now,”… Read more “Mi’kmaq Funeral rites”
Oscar Baker III 