MEMBERTOU — Shane Paul is camping outside the Membertou band office to demand his life back. Paul put up the tent Friday with two signs, one to… Read more “Membertou man calls for end homelessness”
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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”
Tuma Young: The two-spirit search for belonging
SYDNEY RIVER — Tuma Young, a two-spirit male lawyer, has spent his entire life fighting for space. Young has no preferred pronoun but the closest thing is… Read more “Tuma Young: The two-spirit search for belonging”
Eskasoni man plans to assert Mi’kmaq treaty rights
ESKASONI, N.S. — An Eskasoni resident has been served a summons to appear in court on charges of fishing without a licence and fishing for lobster out… Read more “Eskasoni man plans to assert Mi’kmaq treaty rights”
Association providing stimulus for Indigenous tourism businesses
The tourism industry across Canada is being rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing restrictions in place to flatten the curve. To help, the Indigenous… Read more “Association providing stimulus for Indigenous tourism businesses”
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”
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”
