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Inaugural Mi’kmaq event set for this weekend in Bay of Islands
The Elmastukwek Mawio’mi is a grassroots effort to revive an old Mi’kmaq tradition that involves people coming together and sharing in stories, music, food and ceremony, say organizers.
Justin Brake
June 10, 2016

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“It’s opening up knowledge about our past”: Mi’kmaw Chief
Stephen Augustine, a Hereditary Chief on the Mi'kmaq Grand Council, says a new free online course he is teaching from Cape Breton University about Mi'kmaq…
Justin Brake
January 17, 2016
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Still no inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women year after Loretta Saunders’ death
More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses…
Justin Brake
February 13, 2015
Going Deeper
Citizenship and aboriginal children
Why forcing medical treatment on aboriginal Canadians isn’t as simple as forcing it on other Canadians, but we should probably do it anyway
November 24, 2014
To Each Their Own
Tyrannosaurus Rex and the rude “natives”
Rex's latest rant comes from a place of fear. It's a place that other Canadians must not hesitate to confront.
October 22, 2013
Turning the Tide
Corner Brook residents march in solidarity with Elsipogtog
What the violence in Elsipogtog and the show of support from coast to coast means for our community
October 21, 2013
View From The Mainland
Innu-vate, don’t perpetuate
The CBC has apologized for its problematic coverage of Innu communities. But that's only the tip of the iceberg.
October 11, 2013
Arts & Culture
“The timing is right for all this to happen”
Exploding onto the North American and global music scene with a powerful, innovative sound, Aboriginal DJ collective 'A Tribe Called Red' is creating a soundtrack…
Justin Brake
July 18, 2013
61st Parallel
Mining the Land: the resource industry in Nunavut
Mining brings challenges but also immense opportunities to the North
May 6, 2013
To Each Their Own
In praise of landlords
After all, they let us get away with a lot
January 29, 2013
Mad Thoughts
The case of Theresa Spence and the barely spoken racism of Canadian media
The swift slide from unreasonable to mad
January 27, 2013
View From The Mainland
Tiny Tim needed more than turkey
...and so do a growing number of Canadians
December 15, 2011
Traditional Voice
Defining our culture
Our columnist reflects on the meaning of 'culture'...
November 4, 2011