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Monthly Archives: August 2005
APTN National News: Mi’kmaq Canoe
Todd Labrador of the Acadia First Nation builds traditional Mi’kmaq birch bark canoes using only materials that were available to his ancestors. In August 2005, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic invited Labrador to construct a canoe for the museum. … Continue reading
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APTN National News: Nova Scotia Metis Fishing Rights
In 2002, John Babin of Eel Brook, N.S. was charged with illegally catching fish without a license. In August 2005, Babin talked about his court case in which he argues he has a right to catch fish because he is … Continue reading
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Chronicle-Herald Column: Land base a linchpin of Mi’kmaq progress
When Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949, the Mi’kmaq communities were left out of the Indian Act. Whether that exclusion was deliberate or not depends on whom you talk to about it. Many in the Mi’kmaq community believe it was a … Continue reading
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