Culture
As N.S. moves to recognize Mi’kmaw language, Indigenous language speakers in N.B. weigh in
Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey and Peskotomuhkati language revitalization efforts would welcome provincial help By Oscar Baker III | CBC News The tabling of legislation in Nova Scotia to recognize Mi’kmaw…
MoreDonald McGraw: Painter and Artist of the Chiefs
Donald McGraw, an Acadian artist and painter honours the New Brunswick First Nation Chiefs with portraits. Margaret Labillois, of the Eel River Bar First Nation and Peskotomuhkati First Nation Chief,…
MoreIndigenous Language Club fosters connections to culture and history
By Kalyna Hennig Epp | Troy Media Indigenous students engage in the spirit of kinship, learn ancestral languages and enrich lives. Danni Okemaw remembers playing outside with her cousins when…
MoreCouncillor, Rollie Sappier of Peskotomuhkati Nation Talks about Family and Fisheries
Traditional Smoked Fish on Grand Manan with Sharon Greenlaw
Sharon Greenlaw, a descendant of Passamaquoddy ancestors, a student of Passamaquoddy history, talks about the traditional smoked fish that Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick was known for. The island today…
MoreBrent Suttie: Ministers Island, A pre-historic site
Brent Suttie, Archaeologist in New Brunswick talks about the evidence found on the island of Chamcook, Minister’s Island in New Brunswick above and below ground that Indigenous people had lived…
MoreChief Hugh Akagi: Responsibility to our protect our waters
Chief Hugh Akagi of Peskotomuhkati Nation talks about the responsibility we have as citizens to our country, our land, to protect the waters and all that lives in them. Visit…
MoreFirst Nations are buying land to create urban reserves. But is it ‘land back’?
Indigenous people are fastest-growing population in Canada, and more are moving to urban areas By Kyle Muzyka | CBC Radio First Nations, Inuit and Métis people have been trying…
MoreJustin Sappier: What it means to be a traditional wood carver
Justin Sappier is a Peskotomuhkati-Wolastoqey Traditional wood carver. He specializes in the creation of carving large scale masks made of solid wood using all hand traditional techniques. He strives to…
MoreSeveral First Nations in B.C. set to take full control over education on their lands
Will develop school courses, set graduation requirements and certify teachers By Kathryn Marlow | CBC News Advocates say it’s a move 50 years in the making. In 1972, the National…
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