Culture
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Mi’kmaw Food and Knowledge Initiative
Millbrook Community Hall. 820 Willow St, Truro, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe Mi'kmaw Food and Knowledge initiative is to further educate our staff about Mi'kmaw culture by facilitating food-focused workshops that promote sharing knowledge pertaining to traditional Mi'kmaw foods, their nutritional value, how to harvest the ingredients, and how to prepare for consumption. ln 2007, the Government of Canada released an updated version of the Canada […]
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Blair J. Bernard Memorial Feast in the Highlands
The Blair J. Bernard Memorial Feast in the Highlands is an annual gathering held on October 10, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Hunter's Mountain Airstrip. This year’s feast, called Jukwita'q, provides an opportunity for community members to come together in healing and unity, especially during the ongoing moratorium on moose hunting. The […]
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Bear River First Nation Harvesters Gathering
BRFN Cookhouse 154 Reservation Road, Bear River, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe Harvesters Gathering has been held annually the 3rd week of October since 2014. The gathering starts with the lighting of a 4 day sacred fire, a smudge and a prayer. Throughout the week, we have meals to sustain our bodies, multiple activities, booths for learning and interactions, and a large potluck supper to close […]
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Mi’kmaq History Month Speaker Series: Ernest Johnson
Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, CanadaErnest Johnson will be at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre on Friday, October 18th, at 2:00 PM for a discussion on tanning hides. Everyone is welcome to attend!
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Tuesday Night Talk, free at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada“…to share our culture, our spirituality, our customs, our traditions, our honour, our integrity: to be able to share that with settlers, that way we learn from each other.” –Debbie Eisan Debbie Eisan is an Ojibway Anishinabe kwe from Batchewana First Nation, and was born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Debbie will share personal experiences […]
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Mi’kmaq History Month Speaker Series: Gerald Gloade
Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, CanadaGerald Gloade will be at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre on Tuesday, October 29th, at 6:00 PM to discuss types of food and the best seasons for fishing and hunting. Everyone is welcome to attend!
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Mitji – Let’s Eat!: Mi’kmaq Cooking for Kids (Kids Event, Age 10+)
Bridgewater Library B-135 North Park St, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, CanadaCelebrate Mi’kmaq history and culture by cooking delicious dishes from Mitji-Let’s Eat! Mi'kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk by Margaret Augustine and Lauren Beck. Try new foods and learn about Mi’kmaq culinary history and traditions. Registration required, call 902-543-9222
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Seven Sacred Teachings Presentation (Adult Event)
South Shore Public Libraries B-135 North Park St, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, CanadaJoin Mi’kmaw artist and teacher Jessica Jerome to learn about the 7 Sacred Teachings and how they relate to our lives today. Registration required, call 902-543-9222
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Mitji – Let’s Eat!: Mi’kmaq Cooking for Kids (Kids Event, Age 10+)
Lunenburg Library 97 Kaulbach St, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaCelebrate Mi’kmaq history and culture by cooking delicious dishes from Mitji-Let’s Eat! Mi'kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk by Margaret Augustine and Lauren Beck. Try new foods and learn about Mi’kmaq culinary history and traditions. Registration required, call 902-634-8008
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Mi’kmaq Storytelling with Petroglyphs (All Ages)
Bridgewater Library B-135 North Park St, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, CanadaCelebrate with a reading of Snow Bear’s First Hunting Trip and Moon Shadow’s First Mawio’mi by Mi’kmaw Author Holly Meuse of Bear River First Nation! Stories followed by a coloring activity. Drop in!