John Nick Jeddore

John Nick Jeddore is a Mi’kmaw from Miawpukek First Nations, Conne River. Being raised in a traditional home, he was exposed to elements of First Nations culture and issues from as far back as he can remember. John was the Aboriginal Students’ Representative for the MUN Students’ Union in 2010, and is the Canadian Federation of Students’ Aboriginal Representative for Newfoundland and Labrador. Currently, John is a student at Memorial University and hopes to attend medical school.

Posts


  • > Defining our culture
    November 4, 2011
    The one thing that unites all aboriginal people, while at the same time keeps us unique from one another is our culture. It’s those aspects of everyday life t... Read More

  • > Getting recognized
    October 21, 2011
    My father created the sign in the accompanying photo as a welcome for those who visited our reserve. It once read “Nike’ piskwa’n pask pkesikn l’nu’-m... Read More

  • > Traditional healing
    October 7, 2011
    Last weekend my girlfriend and I went to see the MUN Botanical Gardens here in St. John’s, located at the top of Mount Scio Road. I was there a couple years a... Read More

  • > Forced to leave
    September 8, 2011
    Peter Jeddore was my Great Grandfather. He died many years before I was born but I grew up hearing many stories of him. This is my attempt at explaining the eve... Read More

  • > “There were no Indians here…”
    August 25, 2011
    First, I’d like to thank everyone for the positive feedback and all those who shared my column in various forms of social media. It seems as though many peopl... Read More

  • > An Introduction…
    August 12, 2011
    Kwe’! Ni’n teluisi Sa’n Geodol aqq nin tleyawi Miawpukek, Taqamkuk. For those of you rusty in lnui’simk, my name is John Jeddore and I am from Miawpu... Read More