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Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre announces capital campaign
November 19, 2024 -
Bridging Generations: Mi’kmawey Debert Unearths Cultural Texts to Empower Future Narratives
October 31, 2024 -
Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community
October 2, 2024 -
Press Release: Mi’kmaw History Month Commitee Unveils Poster For 2024
September 25, 2024 -
Restoring Art & Safeguarding Ancestral Narratives
July 27, 2024
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Updated: Restrictions Lifted, Trail Open
As of August 17, 2016, the travel and activity restrictions within the woods of Nova Scotia have been lifted and the new safety signs will be removed shortly. We would like to thank Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail users for … Continue reading
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Preserving the Past!
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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Honouring Elder Douglas Knockwood
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elsie Charles Basque receives honorary doctorate from Acadia University
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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