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October is Mi'kmaq Heritage Month. All welcome to drop by and join us as we celebrate together, and learn how to make a Dream Catcher. For more information, please contact the Pictou Library, (902) 485-5021.
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Sunday, September 30, 2018 2:00 pm – UNSI 47th General Assembly Lord Nelson Hotel - 1515 South Park St, Halifax 7:30pm – Cultural Showcase featuring The Relatives, Terry Googoo & Silver Moon Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park St, Halifax Monday, October 1st, 2018 8:30 am – Flag Raising Ceremony Government House, 1451 Barrington Street, […]
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Come join us next Sunday for Sale Along the River, where there will be vendors, live demonstrations, interaction, food, musicians, with special performances by Pictou Landing First Nations. Free admission! Pictou Landing First Nations will be presenting a variety of performances.......a water ceremony, face painting, drummers and dancers! There will also be free luskinini.........what's that? […]
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Treaty Day Cultural Showcase featuring The Relatives, Terry Googoo & Silver Moon |
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Millbrook Cultural Centre October 1st- October 19th, 2018 Opening Reception- Oct 2nd from 7pm-9pm Featuring hooked mats and wall hangings. Fibre art representations of the works of Millbrook Artists Gerald Gloade, Alan Syliboy and Lorne Julien. |
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Join us as this month, with special guest, Tonya Francis as we celebrate Mi'kmaq Heritage Month together. Experience Mi'kmaq history and culture which honors their rich tradition, values and way of life. Tea, coffee and light snacks will be served, for more information or for speaker suggestions call (902) 396-5022. All are welcome!
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A clever fisherman must outsmart the Storm Maker, who makes the ocean rough, and scares the fish away with the flap of his great big wings. Join us as we celebrate Mi'kmaq History month by sharing this exciting traditional tale. This is an all ages event.
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ACC-CCA Executive Director, Clayton Windatt, will lead welcoming statements and facilitated discussions outlining four days of Indigenous art actions and activations throughout the city. Presentations will include consideration to undoing or living and working beyond colonial borders and enforced diasporas from home territories and the restorative work of community-building that we enact in diverse ecologies […] |
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Trevor Gould will be performing traditional Mi'kmaq songs and dances as part of our celebration of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month. All ages.
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This will be a paint night of Mi'kmaq reflections that will locus on Mi'kmaq History Month poster through a piece of Alan Syliboy art. Our elder along with the artist will give us guidance on the theme and how to put our thoughts on canvas. An evening of creativity and laughter and reflection as you […]
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Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Deepening Connections/Alliances for Interdependent Futures Thursday, October 11, 2018 (6:30PM – 8:30PM) Central Library Description A panel exploring the need for increased collaboration and support when engaging between many communities and many territories. The 2018 edition of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones […] |
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October is Mi’Kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia. We’re incredibly proud to celebrate and honour this rich culture of our area. We’re teaming up with Acadia First Nation‘s Sipuke’l Gallery in Liverpool, to present a unique day here at the beach. Please join us as we honour more than 10,000 years of Indigenous Peoples presence, […]
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Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Through Territories: the Global Indigenous Art Circuit Friday, October 12, 2018 (10:00AM – 3:00PM) Central Library Description A series of panels discussing international Indigenous curatorial practices, particularly the influence of exchanges, publications, exhibition making and residencies in building activations between global and regional Indigenous arts practitioners […] |
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Based on the book by Michael James Isaac, this puppet show tells the story of Ajig, a young cougar who agrees to stop behaving like a cougar, so the other animals will accept him. But there is a price to pay for sacrificing part of his nature. All ages. Tickets will be given out 30 […]
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Please join us for a night with Turtle Island's favourite cousin, Rosanna Deerchild. Rosanna is a Cree poet from O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation and the host of Unreserved on CBC Radio. Rosanna will be joined by local Indigenous poets, Deirdre Lee, Rebecca Thomas, and Arielle Twist. Each of our guests will provide a reading, followed by […]
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L'sit'kuk Harvesters Gathering Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia October 17-21, 2018 The Harvesters Gathering came to be as a way for our community, L'sit'kuk to acknowledge our harvesters, to understand what it is to be a Mi'kmaq and our connection to the land, and each other. To take the time to come together […] |
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Author Theresa Meuse: Family Storytime & Craft Saturday, October 20, 2018 (2:00PM – 3:00PM) Alderney Gate Public Library Description Join First Nations educator and advisor, Theresa Meuse for storytime, a rock-painting activity, and a sharing circle to round out this special family program celebrating Mi'kmaq Heritage Month. Theresa Meuse is the author of The Sharing […]
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October is Mi'kmaq Heritage Month. Join us as we learn how to create a 'talking stick'. All ages are invited to join in this fun activity. For more information, please contact the Pictou Library at (902) 485-5021.
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Mi'kmaq Contributions to World War l Monday, October 22, 2018 (7:00PM – 8:00PM) Central Library Description Discover how Mi'kmaq people served as expert guides, navigators, and interpreters in World War l. Gerald Gloade, Program Development Officer from the Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, will share how First Nations soldiers used their traditional knowledge and skills to […] |
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Ego to Eco: “Wikewiku” (Animal Fattening Time) Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (6:30PM – 8:30PM) Central Library Description Join us in a talking circle to learn the Mi'kmaq calendar as a way of understanding that human and ecological health are interdependent. Catherine Martin will introduce "Wikewiku" (animal fattening time) to explore humans, the elements (water, air, […] |
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Join us for a National Film Board (NFB) movie at the library the 4th Thursday of the month! Bring snacks (peanut-free please), and all are welcome! The Spirit of Annie Mae (2002 | 1 h 13 min) Catherine Anne Martin In 1975, Annie Mae Pictou Aquash, a 30-year-old Nova Scotia born-Mi'kmaq, was shot dead, execution […]
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