Mi'kmaq Matters

The Mi'kmaq Grand Council flag flies in front of Qalipu headquarters, even though keptin John Cremo says it has no place there as long as the band is not part of council.

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Hayward Young is first out of the gate in a campaign that may be as bitter as the enrolment debate.

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Port au Port ward councillor says he and other council members are dragged down by the negativity of a toxic time for the Qalipu band.

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Mi'sel Joe, chief of Miawpukek First Nation, says that any time Mik'maq ancestors and their extended family could come together and eat was a cause for celebration, regardless of the time of year.

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As the Qalipu ponder creating an urban reserve, we talk to a councillor from the First Nation that created the first such reserve more than two decades ago. What challenges will the Qalipu face and what mistakes should we avoid?

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Michael R. Denny, singer and keeper of Mi'kmaq tradition, explains why he intends to make the journey to Cow Head to participate in the controversial Gros Morne Indigenous Cultural Festival.

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Fallout from the Gros Morne Indigenous Cultural Festival—boycotts, bitterness and uncertainty.

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Sherry Dean, chair of the Qalipu Cultural Foundation, describes how the Gros Morne Indigenous Cultural Festival taking place August 4 to 6 came to be, and the importance of culture in building the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation. Remember to sign the e-petition calling for the Government of Canada to acknowledge and rectify the enrolment process. You can find it here: https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1027

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Morley Googoo, AFN regional chief for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, discusses reconciliation between the Qalipu and other Mi'kmaq, and why the Qalipu should join the AFN.You can find the Qalipu Enrolment E-petition here: https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1027

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Elder Calvin White on his honorary degree, struggles past, present and future and his cousin, former chief Brendan Sheppard.

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