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Potlotek still fighting for more housing
POTLOTEK — Chief Wilbert Marshall says the family promised the house at 8 Estherrich Rd. has moved in and Amanda Marshall is back in her duplex. “She shouldn’t have done what she did,” said Marshall, chief of Potlotek First ...
Province announces transit funding for Cape Breton communities
The provincial government announced Wednesday it was committing more than $700,000 to help with the transportation needs of multiple communities and as a result, Eskasoni First Nation will receive $117,685 for transit funding. “We’re ...
Mi'kmaw lawyer retirement a way to point to systemic racism in courts
Douglas Brown, a now-retired lawyer, was recognized with the Mi’kmaq People’s Council distinction as the first known Mi’kmaw lawyer to retire in the region. The award was presented by Eastern Door, a group of Indigenous ...
Membertou's Kennedy Marshall new MMIWG prevention worker for Jane Paul centre
The Jane Paul Resource Centre for Indigenous women has recently added a murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls prevention worker. Kennedy Marshall is filling that role and she says she just wants to help. “I want to be able ...
Eskasoni boxing card postponed
An Eskasoni Red Tribe boxing card has been postponed until further notice because of the recent rise in COVD-19 cases in the province. “Things can be moved around and rescheduled, but a life can’t be rescheduled, we have to look out ...
Membertou elects youth chief and council
Membertou First Nation has elected a new youth chief and council team after elections on Monday. “I was very surprised and blessed,” said Jada Paul, the newly elected youth chief. The 16-year-old served last year as a youth ...
VIDEO: NSCC Marconi Campus valedictorian 'humbled and honoured'
This year's Marconi Campus valedictorian isn’t used to the spotlight, but Charmaine Greencorn is both humbled and honoured. “Six months later and I’m still getting shocked and surprised,” said ...
VIDEO: Potlotek celebrates grand opening of food bank
POTLOTEK — Anita Basque couldn't have been more excited as Potlotek First Nation officially opened its new food bank on Wednesday. “My heart is just bursting,” said the 61-year-old Basque. Basque, a band councillor for the ...
Mi'kmaw soccer players hope to inspire
Two soccer players with roots to Membertou First Nation hope their play inspires young athletes to keep working hard. Mykeo Parker-Christmas, 18, is on scholarship to play for the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. and Jahkeele ...
VIDEO: Eskasoni long-term care home turns sod
Kiknu, which translates to "our home" in English, had its official sod-turning ceremony in Eskasoni on Friday. The initiative is a joint funding effort from the federal and provincial governments and the health-care home will ...
