Category Archives: Recent News

Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre announces capital campaign

The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC) has launched a capital campaign to raise $12 million in private funds, with $7 million already secured. The Centre aims to preserve and share Mi’kmaw heritage, offering educational programs and serving as a community … Continue reading

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Bridging Generations: Mi’kmawey Debert Unearths Cultural Texts to Empower Future Narratives

The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre team, including Geordy Marshall, Ashley Sutherland, and Elder Barbara Sylliboy, recently visited the Smithsonian’s National Anthropological Archives and the American Philosophical Society to reclaim Mi’kmaw cultural records, some dating back to the 1600s. The team … Continue reading

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Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community

In her article for CBC, titled “Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community,” Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri explores how food serves as a powerful connector within Mi’kmaw culture. The piece highlights this year’s Mi’kmaw History Month theme, Mijipjewey Na … Continue reading

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Press Release: Mi’kmaw History Month Commitee Unveils Poster For 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/25/2024 Truro, Nova Scotia – The Mi’kmaw History Month (MHM) Committee is excited to unveil this year’s History Month poster: the significance of food in Mi’kmaw culture. From sharing pɨteway (tea) at kitchen tables to harvesting and … Continue reading

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Restoring Art & Safeguarding Ancestral Narratives

Mi’kmaw artisans are blending techniques with resilience as they repair important beadwork at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. This impactful project highlighted by CBC showcases the craftsmanship and cultural revival of the Mi’kmaw people. … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Land: The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre’s Journey

Find out how the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre is engaging with the land and safeguarding Mi’kmaw legacy. This informative piece discusses the Centre’s work to recapture customs and resources while promoting a greater appreciation of Mi’kmaw traditions and history through … Continue reading

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Bringing Mi’kmaw Quillwork One Step Closer to Home

In March of this year a group from the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre and skilled Mi’kmaw quillers journeyed from Nova Scotia to Washington D.C to examine quillwork belongings at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Their objective was … Continue reading

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Job Posting: Curatorial Associate – Digital Assets

Position OverviewThe MDCC Curatorial Associate—Digital Assets will work with the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre (MDCC) curatorial staff on a wide range of curatorial activities to support the MDCC digital archive including growing metadata for the MDCC content management system; reconciling … Continue reading

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TA’N WEJI-SQALIA’TIEK

TA’N WEJI-SQALIA’TIEK MI’KMAW PLACE NAMES DIGITAL ATLAS AND WEBSITE PROJECT GETS A NEW LOOK AND FEEL Truro, NS, March 1: A unique and long overdue resource, The Ta’n Weji-sqalia’tiek: Mi’kmaw Place Names Digital Atlas and Website Project, has received a … Continue reading

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Now is the time for Mi’kmawey Debert

Donate today! We’re excited to announce that this year we’re taking part in #GivingTuesdayCa – a global generosity movement that brings people and communities together in a celebration of giving. With the help of Mi’kmaw Comedian, Candy Palmater, we’re getting the word … Continue reading

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