Shanna Francis is 27 years old and from Eskasoni First Nation. She’s a fluent speaker of Mi’kmaq and she even thinks in it. When she hears English,… Read more “Eskasoni woman says now is the time to learn the language”
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Mi’kmaq couple start backyard beekeeping business
A Mi’kmaq couple has started a beekeeping business in New Brunswick hoping to help save the declining pollinators. Tayla Simon, a stay at home mother of two,… Read more “Mi’kmaq couple start backyard beekeeping business”
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”
Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain
Curtis Kennedy’s childhood dream was lacing up his skates for an NHL team. Instead at 14 he was diagnosed with Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare form… Read more “Local inventor’s off the wall invention could ease chronic pain”
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”
