SYDNEY, N.S. — Membertou Men’s Society held a Walk for Justice from the Big Fiddle to Wentworth Park along the waterfront of downtown Sydney. Over 100 people… Read more “Membertou men society holds walk for justice”
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Jane Paul Centre hopes traditional knowledge can help
SYDNEY — The Jane Paul Centre is hoping to pair Indigenous women in need with Mi’kmaw grandmothers as part of a new healing strategy. “Our women have… Read more “Jane Paul Centre hopes traditional knowledge can help”
Feminism needed in Indigenous communities says Membertou mother
Caroline (Kalo) Sylvester, a L’nu woman from Membertou First Nation, says feminism in Indigenous communities is needed to restore balance. “Our voices as women are important, our… Read more “Feminism needed in Indigenous communities says Membertou mother”
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”
A Mi’kmaq seat at the table How a struggling but defiant First Nation came to claim Aboriginal title over a third of New Brunswick
Kenneth Francis knew about the smoke billowing from the Rexton blockade in eastern New Brunswick, the RCMP cars set ablaze, elders pepper-sprayed and protesters hauled away in… Read more “A Mi’kmaq seat at the table How a struggling but defiant First Nation came to claim Aboriginal title over a third of New Brunswick”
