The Mi’kmaq artisan who had a hand in building Lunenburg’s famous BluenoseMi’kmaq Elder Todd Labrador’s great-grandfather constructed the schooner’s mast hoops, an effort only now being recognized
Mi’kmaq fishers won at the Supreme Court. But they’re still fighting for their livelihoods.Cut traps. Threats of violence. Twenty-one years after a landmark ruling, the fight over treaty rights in Nova Scotia rages on.
’We need to get teachers from our communities’In 20 years, the Mi’kmaw high school graduation rate has increased threefold. A partnership between Mi’kmaq communities and St. Francis Xavier university helped.
Why are some First Nations leaders resisting the UNDRIP?Opinion: For First Nations, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a useful—but under-applied—tool
Editorial: A surprising boom in Aboriginal heritageWhile some may seek to exploit ethnic mobility for their own gain, there’s something hopeful about the breaking down of barriers
N.B. anti-shale protest turns fieryThe big news: Aboriginal protesters refuse to give up traditional land