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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.

June 10, 2016

# Mi’sel Joe

Working toward “ecological conversion”

MUN professor takes aim at consumer capitalism for its role in the ecological and climate crises, draws inspiration from Pope Francis in leading a local…

February 17, 2016

The Indy’s Top 15 of 2015

See which articles and topics Independent readers cast an eye over most in 2015.

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December 31, 2015

Oil leaks a sign of bigger problems for N.L.

Evidence of oil leaking into Port au Port Bay on Newfoundland's west coast has intensified ongoing debate surrounding controversial oil development in this province and…

June 13, 2015

“You have to change your Ode to Newfoundland”: Mi’sel Joe

Speaking at a recent forum in Corner Brook on fracking and oil development in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Miawpukek First Nation Chief Mi'sel Joe…

February 12, 2015