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“Mi’kmaq Farms and Hatchery consistently give us hundreds and hundreds of pounds of brook trout, which has been a huge and popular traditional food that we give out every month,” says St. John.
Mi'kmaw fishermen thrust a rake-like spear deep into a hole cut in the ice on a river in Antigonish, N.S., during a cold February afternoon, hoping to catch an adult eel and honour the legacy of ...
They held traditional sacred fire lighting, sang traditional songs, and dance and there were also a number of vendors including traditional foods, and crafts at the event. Mi'Kmaq Celebration ...
And the Canadian public has a chance to vote for Bayleigh by end of day July 1 to win a separate People’s Choice Prize as ...
Archeological and oral evidence suggest that Mi’kmaq settlements along the North Shore date back at least 4,000-5,000 years, ...
SYDNEY — Basket weaving is an art form the Mi'kmaq have been practicing for generations. It's a cultural and creative tradition still employing techniques used before European contact with the ...
I had a Mi’kmaq style meal: elder Bob Patles spent time cooking in fine dining establishments and cooked for me. He took a plank of local eastern cedar to grill a just-caught wild salmon.
Mi’kmaq artisan, Todd Labrador, his family, and the Kejimkujik team launch a 21-foot birch bark canoe built this summer at the birch bark canoe shop October 1-30. Mi’kmaq History Month Gathering of ...
The the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says its fervent opposition to fracking in the province could result in legal action. In a letter sent to Premier Tim Houston on Thursday, the 13 ...
In September 2020, a mob of 200 people rose up against the Indigenous lobster fishermen of Sipekne'katik, Nova Scotia, in a blatant display of terrorism that lasted more than a month.
Native American food systems and food sovereignty scholar Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor of environmental science, policy and management at the University of California, Berkeley, is the latest ...
"It's important you're doing something that you are not getting a cash reward."Eel, or katew, is a traditional food source for the Mi'kmaq. Ceremonially significant, they're often eaten in a b.