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How befriending bugs helped an N.S. residential school survivor preserve her Mi’kmaw language
March 26, 2025 -
Mi’kmaw Cultural Centre Aims to Recover Belongings from U.S., Preserve History
March 24, 2025 -
Honouring a Legacy: Gerald Gloade Reflects on his Journey with Mi’kmawey Debert
March 17, 2025 -
Bringing Baskets Home: The Overwhelming Success of the Mi’kmaw Basket Auction -
Shared Stewardship: Strengthening Connections Between NMAI and MDCC
March 13, 2025
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2017 Royal Canadian Mint Nanapskekl (nickel)
Soon Canadians will be carrying Gerald Gloade’s artwork in their pockets. When Gerald Gloade entered his beaver design to the Royal Canadian Mint contest “My Canada, My Inspiration,” he joined thousands of Canadians who submitted their artistic reflections of Canadian … Continue reading
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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
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