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Oscar Baker III

Mi’kmaw and Black journalist.Winner of the David Adams-Richards award for non-fiction writing for the story, “The Violent Ones.” oscarbakeriii@gmail.com twitter: @oggycane4lyfe

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    Elsipogtog women learn skilled trades while building housing for their community

    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”

    June 8, 2022 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    June 4, 2022 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    January 10, 2022 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    October 1, 2021 by oscarbakeriii

    Honouring Black-Indigenous Bloodlines

    Isaac Crosby is Anishinaabe and Black, and he wants his family’s history to be seen. “I come from two of the strongest cultures on this Earth,” said… Read more “Honouring Black-Indigenous Bloodlines”

    June 18, 2021 by oscarbakeriii

    Potlotek fisher reacts to Minister Jordan’s statement

    ST. PETER’S — Along the St. Peter’s Canal, Michael Basque was working on his boat. He was one of the two boats that launched Potlotek’s moderate livelihood… Read more “Potlotek fisher reacts to Minister Jordan’s statement”

    November 16, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    Mi’kmaw grandmothers share culture

    A group of Mi’kmaw grandmothers is sharing its cultural knowledge and traditional stories in Membertou First Nation this week in hopes of preserving them before they’re lost.… Read more “Mi’kmaw grandmothers share culture”

    March 10, 2020June 27, 2020 by oscarbakeriii

    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”

    June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 by oscarbakeriii

    ‘Always smiling’: Tiffany Peters remembered

    I was in Fredericton when I got the news Tiffany killed herself. I knew Tiff. Not well, but I grew up with the Peters family on F street.… Read more “‘Always smiling’: Tiffany Peters remembered”

    December 17, 2018 by oscarbakeriii

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