Author Archives: MDCC

Preserving the Past!

Posted on June 18, 2015 by MDCC

  Elsie Charles Basque has been a long-standing member of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre Elders’ Advisory Council. Having just celebrated her 99th birthday, Elsie has documented carefully her amazing life through photographs, documents and news articles in binders and … Continue reading →

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Mi’kmawe’l Tan Teli-kina’muemk Available

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MDCC

Over the past few years, the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre project, along with the Elders’ Advisory Council and key community experts, has been working on a curriculum resource for educators and the general public. With three primary subject areas: Welo’lti’mk … Continue reading →

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Honouring Elder Douglas Knockwood

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MDCC

Few have led a life that Elder Douglas Knockwood has lived. A member of the Canadian Special Forces, an alcohol and drug counsellor for decades, a respected Elder on the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre Elders’ Advisory Council, Doug can now … Continue reading →

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Promoting Mi’kmaw Language Through L’nui’sultinej 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MDCC

This year marked the first time the Mi’kmaw language conference L’nui’sultinej (Let Us Speak in Mi’kmaw) was held at the Allison Bernard Memorial High School at the Eskasoni First Nation. With this year’s theme on “Partnerships for First Nation Language … Continue reading →

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Participation in the Canadian Archaeological Association Meeting 2015

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MDCC

The Canadian Archaeological Association Annual Meeting was held in St. John’s, NL this spring—an event that allows professional and amateur archaeologists, as well as the general public, to come together to share different perspectives and subjects in Canadian archaeology and … Continue reading →

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Key Stories Project

Posted on June 17, 2015 by MDCC

  During 2014-2015, Mi’kmawey Debert started the Key Stories Project. Elders and other community members from five CMM communities have identified key stories for their communities. The stories range widely from the protection of treaty rights to contemporary community development … Continue reading →

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IRS Meetings Held Throughout Mi’kma’ki

Posted on January 15, 2014 by MDCC

Since April 2013, the Mi’kmawey Debert Indian Residential School (IRS) Legacy Program has been busy organizing and holding meetings for IRS survivors and their families. Coordinator Dorene Bernard and MDCC staff members Sheila Pierro and Shannon Googoo have travelled throughout … Continue reading →

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The Mi’kmawey Debert Interperative Trail Celebrates 10 years

Posted on October 25, 2013 by MDCC

For the last ten years, the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail has been a community-wide resource with hundreds of guided tours being provided to students, scholars, and the general public. On October 25th 2013, a celebration was held at the trail … Continue reading →

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Elsie Charles Basque receives honorary doctorate from Acadia University

Posted on May 15, 2013 by MDCC

On a bright and sunny afternoon in May 2013, Acadia University bestowed Elder Dr. Elsie Charles Basque with an honorary doctorate. In a special convocation event at Yarmouth Regional Hospital, Acadia University recognized Elsie’s dedication to the field of education … Continue reading →

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New publications from Elders Sr. Dorothy Moore and Murdena Marshall!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by MDCC

Nkij’inen Teluet Kina’matnewe’l Telimuksi’ki We’wkl Atukwaqnn, Kisi Amalwi’kmi’tij Gerald Gloade Our Grandmothers’ Words: Traditional Stories for Nurturing, featuring the art of Gerald Gloade. On May 3rd 2013, a new publication was launched at the Chief Allison M. Bernard Memorial High … Continue reading →

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