Chief Sidney Peters welcomed Chief Annie Bernard-Daisley as the new Co-Chair for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs. He also congratulated all new portfolio leads. Maw-Kleyu’kik Knijannaq (MKK) Initiative provided a review of the Nationhood Conference and discussed future plans for community engagement. The MKK team requested permission from
Potlotek’s Livelihood Harvesters to Mark Third Season
April 29, 2022 Potlotek’s Netukulimk Livelihood fishers will take to the waters once again on Saturday April 30, 2022, for their third season, fishing under their communities Netukulimk Fishery Plan. Potlotek was one of the first Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw communities to launch their community based Netukulimk Livelihood Fisheries in the
Assembly Elects New Co-Chair and Appoints New Leads
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2022 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) would like to congratulate and welcome Chief Annie Bernard-Daisley of We’koqma’q as their new Co-Chair. On April 8, the Assembly called an election for the position of Co-Chair, and Chief Bernard-Daisley was the successful candidate to
Assembly Highlights – March 31, 2022
The Archbishop from Halifax and Bishop from Antigonish spoke with the Assembly about a fund being set up by the Catholic Church to support Indigenous reconciliation projects for residential school survivors, their families, and communities across the country. Dollars will be allocated to Nova Scotia to support designated projects/programs over
Exploring Mi’kmaw Cultural Tourism – An Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights
By Shannon Monk, KMKNO As part of our discussion on Mi’kmaw cultural tourism, we want to share educational resources that may help with your cultural tourism business. For the next couple of months, we will be doing a series of informative articles on intellectual property (IP) and how it