Mayor Mike SavageHalifax Regional Municipality1841 Argyle Street, P.O. Box 1749Halifax, NS B3J 3A5 Dear Mayor Savage, RE: HRM decision on Cornwallis statue and street name As Co-Chairs of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs (Assembly), we would like to address your Council’s recent decision not to remove Governor Edward
Author: Crystal Dorey
Issue #3 – March 2016
In this issue of the Archaeology Newsletter, you’ll read more about what projects we have been working on and how this important work has supported what we do as a Nation. From the Ground Up – Issue#3
Mi’kmaw Traditional Hunt: Why it’s Different from a Cull
By: Chief Rod Googoo It is important that Nova Scotians are fully informed about the traditional harvest that we are undertaking in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Intermittently, over the next few weeks, selected Mi’kmaw harvesters will be using traditional knowledge and customs to harvest a portion of moose within
Social Assistance Reform in Mi’kmaq Communities of Nova Scotia: A disaster waiting to happen
By: Dr. Fred Wein At a time when many Canadians are motivated to bring about fundamental change in their relationship with First Nations and other Aboriginal peoples, an initiative from the Harper government carries on in the worst traditions of the past. At issue is policy dealing with how social
Chiefs Angry with AANDC’s Decision – Simon Case
In May Chiefs in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island received a letter from the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) on the Chief Jesse John Simon Case. The Simon Case, better known by many in the community as the Social Assistance case, began in