A great read for an L'nu Grammar Wonk!
I love learning about languages and the intricacies of grammar systems. The Mi'kmaw language has concepts that don't exist in English. It makes for fascinating reading!
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
Halifax schools could start each day with recognition of Mi'kmaq lands
Statement acknowledging Mi'kmaq lands
to
be read along with announcements 
"The school board's elected Mi'kmaq representative, Jessica Rose, said if a statement is introduced, she hopes it will help Mi'kmaq students feel proud and accepted by their peers."Rose said it's important that the statement be accompanied by appropriate education about Mi'kmaq history. While the curriculum for primary to Grade 6 students does include treaty education, and older students do learn about Mi'kmaq culture and heritage, there's always room for more lessons, Rose said.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
Fort William First Nation accepts non-Indigenous man as full member
A
ground-breaking demonstration of both kinship
"As other First Nations take legal action to limit their membership and to exclude even fully Indigenous people who marry outsiders, the Fort William First Nation this year accepted four people as members who do not possess Indian status, which is recognition by the federal government that a person is registered under the Indian Act and entitled to the accompanying funding and benefits."
As I read this article, I was struck by the difference between what is happening in Fort William and how things are unfolding for the Qalipu. When First Nations have control over their own membership rolls without interference from the Federal government, they are able to make decisions that benefit their communities rather than divide them. I wonder about the families in Newfoundland who find that some members are not welcome or are excluded despite their ancestral and traditional connections to the people and the land. How terrible to be denied recognition by members of your own Mi'kmaw community.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Teaching About the Mi’kmaq
C
urriculum resources to download
Th
es
e
curriculum resources,
developed by Mi'kmaw educators,
are
available to teachers and the general public via
the MDCC website. (
Supplementary materials can be found here.)
These
resources
were
designed for anyone who teaches Mi'kmaw history, culture and knowledge. Through the stories and knowledge of Mi'kmaw Elders, educators, and other experts, you will find
content and teaching strategies for grades primary to nine.
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Sunday, January 15, 2017
Gathering Song - transcription
A gathering is happening
Wejkwita'jik Ni'kmaqWla tett nike'aMawio'mi weskewa'sikWelta'sualtultimk tett nike' ...
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Friday, December 30, 2016
In Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaw Model for First Nation Education
A possible model for First Nation education in Canada
"With support from Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey, an education authority that provides central services, local Mi'kmaw schools deliver language immersion courses, culturally-appropriate teaching pedagogy and other initiatives to promote student success. In 2010-11, Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey reported a high school student graduation rate of 75 per cent for students in the system, twice the Canadian average. The self-governance arrangement is drawing attention as a possible model for First Nation education in Canada."
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016
NewJourneys / Meet the artist behind the Mi'kmaq New Journeys theme
Lo
oking
to Mi'kmaq petroglyph tradition
"
Alan Syliboy is the artist behind the Mi'kmaq New Journeys design.
Syliboy looks to the Indigenous Mi'kmaq petroglyph tradition for inspiration and develops his own artistic vocabulary out of those forms. He
incorporated traditional Mi'kmaq petroglyph themes into the New Journeys design: "I believe the Fiddlehead was where the Mi'kmaq double curve design originated. The double curve has many meanings. To some the curves represent plants which have the protective and curing powers of medicinal herbs. The mirror image of the double curve, reminds us to keep balance in our lives. Many curves together can symbolize community standing side by side, together in a special union."
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Mi'kmaq wind farm projects
T
he power of Mi'kmaq participation in the energy sector.
"Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia are completing a four-stage project that will see them put more energy into the grid than they collectively use. Delegates at the Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Energy and Innovation Summit held this week in Membertou heard the final project in Amherst will soon come online. "With projects completed and planned, Mi'kmaq wind projects would be producing more electricity than they use in their communities," Murray Coolican, deputy minister for energy, told CBC News."
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Monday, October 3, 2016
Nova Scotia working on posthumous pardon for Mi'kmaq grand chief
A
n apology is forthcoming
="Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy was arrested in 1929 and convicted for hunting out of season after being found with muskrat pelts. While Sylliboy attempted to use treaty rights as his defence, it wasn't until the 1980s that those rights were recognized by the courts. Sylliboy died in 1963. Provincial Justice Minister Diana Whalen says an apology is forthcoming for the arrest and conviction of Mi'kmaq Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy. (CBC)
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
N.L. Mi'kmaq artist's eBay fashion collaboration a sellout success
Mi'kmaq designs
in
the mainstream fashion world
"Acclaimed visual artist Jordan Bennett's first foray into the fashion world has been a sellout success within a matter of hours, and no one is more surprised than Bennett himself. "It's pretty amazing, a bit overwhelming, and exciting to see these Mi'kmaq designs go into the mainstream fashion world," Bennett said of the whirlwind launch of his two scarves, a collaborative project between the Stephenville Crossing artist and online giant eBay.
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