The University of New Brunswick’s vice-president academic says patience will be required as universities across Canada, including his, try to figure out how to implement calls to… Read more “UNB among schools figuring out how to add more Indigenous studies”
Too black, too brown: two stories of growing up between cultures
Black and Mi’kmaq, Oscar Baker vividly remembers the feeling of being looked at as ‘different’. “Growing up in a Mi’kmaq community with the skin colour that I have,… Read more “Too black, too brown: two stories of growing up between cultures”
Family First Human Services employees say they’re owed last cheques
Former employees of Family First Human Services in Fredericton say they haven’t received their final cheque after the private child and youth care service closed in late August. Mandy Arsenault, Sheena… Read more “Family First Human Services employees say they’re owed last cheques”
Romeo Saganash pitches bill to enshrine UN declaration into law
An NDP member of Parliament is in New Brunswick this week to promote his bill that would enshrine the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous… Read more “Romeo Saganash pitches bill to enshrine UN declaration into law”
N.B. First Nations dealing with provincial fire bans
Hot weather season in New Brunswick can mean fire bans, and that’s causing some difficulties for First Nations that use sacred fires for spiritual ceremonies. The entire… Read more “N.B. First Nations dealing with provincial fire bans”
Gesgapegiag First Nation saves for 3 years to send students to England
Gesgapegiag, a Mi’kmaq reserve in Quebec not far from the New Brunswick border, which spent three years saving to send a group of young people on an… Read more “Gesgapegiag First Nation saves for 3 years to send students to England”
N.B. needs immersion-style language education for First Nations students
Eleven First Nations language immersion teachers spent Thursday at St. Mary’s First Nation learning about Indigenous immersion classes. Conor Quinn, a documentary maker and linguist who teaches the course, knows both the Maliseet… Read more “N.B. needs immersion-style language education for First Nations students”
