The leader that represents the Passamaquoddy people in Canada says they’re moving closer to receiving status by the Canadian government. “Well it seems like it is coming to fruition,” Chief Hugh Akagi ...

Sipekne'katik Band Councillor Thomas J. Howe testified Wednesday in Jeff Hayes fraud trial/Photo by Stephen Brake Sipekne’katik Band chief and council never authorized a plan to pay the band’s finance ...

Ursula Johnson, Interpreter at Kejimkujik National Park, creates a puppet based on Mi'kmaq legend about Jipijka'm, the Great-Horned Serpent. Ursula Johnson says incorporating traditional Mi’kmaq ...

Former AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine, second from left in front, is named in a lawsuit filed by the Sipekne'katik Band/Photo by Stephen Brake A former Assembly of First Nations National Chief is ...

Grand Chief Membertou gave his gourd to his godfather Charles Robin, shortly after being baptised at Port Royal, N.S. in 1610/Photo by Stephen Brake A unique piece of Mi’kmaw history is part of a new ...

Kathleen Merritt's band, Iva, performs at the Wagmatcook Cultural Centre Oct. 7 as part of Celtic Colours International Festival/Photo by Stephen Brake Kathleen Ivaluarjuk Merritt said it was a dream ...

The jury trial of the former finance director for the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia got underway in Halifax on Tuesday. Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, 61, is charged with theft over $5,000, fraud over ...

Mi’kmaq Treaty Day celebrations get underway tonight with the Mi’kmaq Cultural Showcase which will pay tribute to musician, Steve Martin, who passed away in June. Martin, 60, was from the Waycobah ...

For the first time, an Indigenous-themed float led the 30th annual Halifax Pride Parade on July 22.The float was submitted by the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance, an organization that represents ...

Brendan Mitchell was elected chief of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band Oct. 23/Photo courtesy Twitter.com/PaulAntleNL. The Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band in ...

Halifax Regional Council voted Tuesday to create an expert panel to examine and make recommendations on the issue of commemorating Edward Cornwallis on municipal properties that bear his name. The ...