by J.B. Gerald / May 15th, 2021 Suspicious fire destroys Potlotek First Nation cabins. CTV.newsOn September 17, 2020, the Sipekne’katik First Nation of Nova Scotia opened its independent fishery, affirming the Band’s rights under Canada’s Supreme Court ruling of 1999 (the Marshall Decision), which allowed the Band to fish for a moderate living under its own regulations. On the 17th and in following days from 80 to 200 fishing boats of the commercial fishing industry came to St. Mary’s Bay to protest the new fishery. There were boat rammings, flare guns, intimidation, and destruction of lobster traps and gear. Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the DFO Conservation and Protection Divison, the RCMP, the Coast Guard, were there but provided the Band no protection.
SYDNEY-A recently released smartphone app is the newest resource for learning the Mi’kmaw language. Ksite’taqn, which means “precious child” in Mi’kmaw, was developed by Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, the organization that oversees education in First Nations communities in Nova Scotia and focuses on words and phrases related to children and childcare. The idea for the app came to Faye Googoo while she was on maternity leave from her job as the client support co-ordinator for the Atlantic Canada’s First Nation Help Desk, a department of MK that provides technology-related resources and supports to schools. She was at home with her new daughter, Fiarah, and was trying to speak to her in Mi’kmaw.
Todd Googoo known as ShiFT from tha 902 SYDNEY-Todd Googoo, better known as “ShiFT from tha 902” in the music world, is hoping to be the first musician from his community to win an East Coast Music Award, and on May 6 he’ll have two chances to make that happen. Googoo, who is from We’koqma’q First Nation, is nominated in two categories, rap/hip hop recording of the year for his album “This Ones for You” and Indigenous artist of the year. Growing up in the small community with a population of under a thousand people, he was exposed to a few older kids who were rapping and making music and took a lot of inspiration from them, as well as from other artists he was listening to at the time, such as Nova Scotia rapper Classified, who is also in the running for rap/hip hop recording of the year along with a handful of other awards.
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SYDNEY- Rules for the upcoming spring fishing season were developed and announced ahead of schedule says a Department of Fisheries and Oceans spokesperson. Minister Bernadette Jordan’s statement that L’nu moderate livelihood fisheries will be required to fish under the department’s licences and within the established commercial fishing season have received harsh criticism from First Nations representatives. In particular, Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn, the negotiating body for the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, has taken the stance that Jordan’s plan lacks the required consultation with First Nations under the Supreme Court’s 1996 Badger decision. That ruling laid out the responsibilities of the federal government when infringing on treaty rights, which include mandatory, transparent consultation with First Nations.
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