Ashley Sanipass has been dancing ko’jua for over 20 years and now she’s passing on her knowledge of the dance to others. “I always try to teach… Read more “Why these Mi’kmaw dancers are teaching others the traditional ko’jua dance”
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Celebrating women across Mi’kma’ki
As Rebecca LaBillois holds up flash cards, her students yell out numbers in Mi’kmaw, a language her family has spent decades revitalizing. Ms. Beckie — as her… Read more “Celebrating women across Mi’kma’ki”
‘The sun is medicine’: Parents, co-ordinators see benefits in Mi’kmaw land-based learning
A land-based education school in Ugpi’Ganjig (Eel River Bar First Nation) in New Brunswick is re-introducing children to Mi’kmaw traditional knowledge. Seated along Charlo Beach, about 250… Read more “‘The sun is medicine’: Parents, co-ordinators see benefits in Mi’kmaw land-based learning”
Oscar Baker III 