FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2021 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) is calling on Nova Scotia to ensure that any long-term or interim plans being put into place on the Highway 101 twinning project, focus on unimpeded fish passage, for all species. As completion dates continue to
Assembly Recognize Landyn Toney for his Remarkable Efforts
July 6, 2021 The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) applaud Landyn Toney on his Journey of Awareness that has led the 12-year old to walk over 150km to bring awareness of Residential Schools. Later today, Landyn will be arriving in his home Mi’kmaw community, Annapolis Valley First Nation, which will conclude his trek. “We are so proud of Landyn and what he did to further awareness on
Assembly Meeting – June 24, 2021
Chief Wilbert Marshall suggested increasing the number of Chiefs who sit on the Planning and Priorities Committee – which is the committee that determines the agenda items for Assembly meetings. Chief Sidney Peters requested that this be a discussion item at the next Chiefs’ Strategic Planning Session. KMK provided an
Newsletter – June 2021
Our June 2021 Newsletter’s spotlight is on our Maw-Kleyu’kik Knijannaq Department. Click the link below to read the full issue: KMK Newsletter – June 2021 Were you unable to make our June Virtual Community Session? No problem! We just posted the recording so you don’t have to miss out on
Exploring Mi’kmaw Cultural Tourism
By: Shannon Monk, KMKNO It’s been a lot of fun to connect with so many communities and individuals with an interest in cultural tourism over the last year. We have recently completed a series of virtual community engagement sessions throughout the month of June with Acadia, Bear River, Millbrook, Potlotek,