In Serena Sock’s home, in Elsipogtog First Nation, aromas of orange pekoe pitewey (tea) and molasses cookies fill the air. Seated at the table alongside Sock is… Read more “Pitewey and cookies: a Mi’kmaw auntie’s fight to revitalize her language”
Tag: New Brunswick
New tools for old ways
Leon Morris, owner of Kit’pu Computer & Technical Services, said the digital space is changing rapidly and should be utilized by Indigenous people. “We need to diversify, and… Read more “New tools for old ways”
10 years after RCMP raided N.B. anti-fracking camp, Aboriginal title claim ongoing
It may have been 10 years ago, but members of Elsipogtog First Nation who were on the frontline when the RCMP raided an anti-fracking encampment near Rexton,… Read more “10 years after RCMP raided N.B. anti-fracking camp, Aboriginal title claim ongoing”
Reviving a ‘lost art:’ program brings back Mi’kmaw cedar weaving
Over a dozen children from L’nui Menikuk (Indian Island) First Nation, 66 km north of Moncton, were part of a program that’s helping to revive cedar weaving,… Read more “Reviving a ‘lost art:’ program brings back Mi’kmaw cedar weaving”
‘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”
Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities
A trio of Mi’kmaw apprentices are learning the skills to build a birchbark canoe from two master builders. The course is eight weeks long and the group is… Read more “Birchbark canoe building course aims to keep knowledge rooted in communities”
Oscar Baker III 