Mi'kmaw History Month

L'sit'kuk Harvesters Gathering~Bear River First Nation
2018-10-17 - 2018-10-21 | Bear River Firrst Nation, 130 Reservation Road, Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia, B0S 1B0, Canada
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 and give thanks to each other and Mother Earth. To light the sacred fire and go into a 4 day spiritual cleansing, and send prayers to those in need.
Wednesday, Oct. 17th –

3 pm- Sacred fire is lit
Sunset- Lighting of the teepees

Thursday, Oct. 18th –

Sunrise Ceremony at Sacred Fire
7 am-11 am Community Breakfast at the Health Centre (Free)
3 pm- Ride the Tide Canoe run- leaving Bear River bridge- greeted by Bear River Drummers
5pm- seafood chowder supper at the Cookhouse
6 pm- 9 pm – Youth Dance at the Cultural Centre

Friday, Oct. 19 –

Day of Games- casting competition, waltes, washer toss
7 pm- Card Night at the Health Centre $5.00 entry fee

Saturday, Oct. 20 –

Mawiomi Powwow Day at the Cultural Centre
9:30 am – 11:00- Registration
12:00 pm – Grand Entry (see powwow poster for more info)
8 pm- 11 pm- Drug and alcohol free adult only dance “The Relatives”

Sunday, Oct. 21 –

Gathering around cookhouse, story telling
3 pm- Sacred fire put out at 3 pm
3:30 pm- Harvesters Feast- recognizing our Harvesters, pot luck
Dusk-Fireworks- hosted by Bear River Fired Department, sponsored by BRFN

Author Theresa Meuse: Family Storytime & Craft
2018-10-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Aldernery Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4P8, Canada
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 Circle and L’nu’k:The People.
Children ages 5-13 and their families are welcome to attend.

Talking Sticks craft
2018-10-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Nova Scotia
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.

Mi'kmaq Contributions to World War l
2018-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
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 support the Canadian war effort in unique ways.

Ego to Eco: “Wikewiku” (Animal Fattening Time)
2018-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
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, earth and fire), and other species’ relations during this month.
Catherine Martin is a Member of the Order of Canada and of the Millbrook Mi’kmaw Community in Truro.
Mi’kmaq teachings understand human and ecological health are interdependent. Ego to eco-centricity improves fitness, wellbeing, direction, and motivation.

The Spirit of Annie Mae - an NFB Film Screening
2018-10-25 18:15 - 20:00 | River John Public Library, 2725 West Branch Road, River John, B0K 1N0
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 style, on a desolate road in South Dakota. Nearly three decades later the crime remains a mystery. Aquash was highly placed in the American Indian Movement (AIM), a radical First Nations organization that took up arms in the 1970s to fight for the rights of their people.
The Spirit of Annie Mae is the story of Aquash’s remarkable life and her brutal murder. It is a moving tribute from the women who were closest to her: the two daughters who fled with their mother when she hid from the FBI; the young women she inspired to embrace Native culture; and the other activists, including Buffy Sainte-Marie and investigative journalist Minnie Two Shoes, who stood in solidarity with her. All are still trying to understand why she met such a violent death. Follow them on their journey as they celebrate the life of a woman who inspired a generation of Indigenous people.

Acadia First Nation Harvest Feast
2019-09-28 13:00 - 17:00 | Rose Purdy Community Centre, 15 Burbine Street, Acadia First Nation, Nova Scotia, B5A 4N8, Canada
Acadia First Nation Harvest Feast
Date: Saturday, September 28th, 2019
Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Rose Purdy Community Centre (15 Burbine Street, Acadia First Nation)
Advance tickets $10.00 or $15.00 at the door.

Keeping our Stories Alive hosted by Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre
2019-10-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre invites you all to come join them on October 8th, 2019 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with Guest Speaker Gerald Gloade.
Light refreshments will be served.
Everyone welcomed! Come enjoy Mi’kmaq History Month with Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre!

Elapultiek (“we are looking towards”)
2019-10-10 19:30 - 20:30 | St. FX University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5, Canada
Actors Shalan Joudry and Matthew Lumley. Photo credit Malachy Schwartz
ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg)

Thursday, October 10, 2019 –
7:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: Xavier Square

ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg) – “we are looking towards” by Shalan Joudry. In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land, history, and ecology, and of reconciliation on a personal level.
Venue: Confusion Square (outside Coady and Xavier Hall).
Sponsored by the Office of the AVP at StFX University.
Admission by donation. Bring a blanket!

Goat Island~Self Guided Tours
2019-10-12 11:00 - 14:00 | Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, B1W 1A1, Canada
Goat Island Walking Trail:
There will be self guided tours on Oct. 12th, 2019 and October 14th, 2019 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm each day of Goat Island. Goat Island has a beautiful 2.4km walking trail.
Everyone Welcomed!

Goat Island ~ Self Guided Tours
2019-10-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, B1W 1A1, Canada
Goat Island ~Self Guided Tour
Goat Island Walking Trail:
There will be self guided tours on Oct. 12th, 2019 and October 14th, 2019 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm each day of Goat Island. Goat Island has a beautiful 2.4km walking trail.
Everyone Welcomed!

Elapultiek-"we are looking towards"
2019-10-15 18:00 - 19:00 | annapolis valley first nation, 29 Toney Blvd, Annapolis Valley First Nation, Nova Scotia, B0P 1G0, Canada
ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg)
Performing Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Place: Annapolis Valley First Nation
Elapultiek (“we are looking towards”) is a 2-person play written by Bear River First Nation (L’sitkuk) playwright Shalan Joudry. Commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, the show was a huge success as an outdoor performance last summer at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.
Now, Elapultiek begins its journey as a touring indoor production, continuing its effort to inspire acts of Reconciliation.
In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land, history, and ecology, and of reconciliation on a personal level.

Actors Shalan Joudry and Matthew Lumley. Photo credit Malachy Schwartz

Poster Image by Melissa Labrador

ELAPULTIEK- "We are looking towards"
2019-10-17 18:30 - 19:30 | Bear River First Nation, 130 Reservation Road, Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia, B0S 1B0, Canada
Actors Shalan Joudry and Matthew Lumley. Photo credit Malachy Schwartz
ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg)
Performing on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: Bear River Cultural Centre
Elapultiek (“we are looking towards”) is a 2-person play written by Bear River First Nation (L’sitkuk) playwright Shalan Joudry. Commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, the show was a huge success as an outdoor performance last summer at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts.Now, Elapultiek begins its journey as a touring indoor production, continuing its effort to inspire acts of Reconciliation.
In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land, history, and ecology, and of reconciliation on a personal level.

Bear River Harvesters' Gathering
2019-10-18 11:00 - 18:00 | Bear River Firrst Nation, 130 Reservation Road, Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia, B0S 1B0, Canada
Stories of the Land: Recalling Stories of Chief Louis Peters video project will be showing at 11:00 am at the Cookhouse in Bear River First Nation.
The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre and the Bar River First Nation have worked on a series of Elder interviews that focus on the Peters family. The videos will be an educational resource, and they will support cultural interpretations for the community.
We honour Bazil Peters, Kay Best and Leo Peters for their contribution to this video project.

There will also be a Atlatl Demonstration at 1:00 pm.

Please come out and join us!

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys~Trail of Treats
2019-10-25 16:00 - 19:00 | Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, B1W 1A1, Canada
Goat Island Trail of Treats
You’re invited! Come to Goat Island in costume and collect treats along the trail. $5.00 per person or $20.00 for a Family of 6.
Group tours available by contacting 902-322-2279

ELAPULTIEK- "We are looking forward"
2019-10-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3, Canada
Actors Shalan Joudry and Matthew Lumley. Photo credit Malachy Schwartz
ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg)
Performing on Saturday, October 26, 2019
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Place: The Oaks at Saint Mary’s University
Elapultiek (“we are looking towards”) is a 2-person play written by Bear River First Nation (L’sitkuk) playwright Shalan Joudry. Commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, the show was a huge success as an outdoor performance last summer at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Now, Elapultiek begins its journey as a touring indoor production, continuing its effort to inspire acts of Reconciliation.
In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land, history, and ecology, and of reconciliation on a personal level.

ELAPULTIEK- "We are looking forward"
2019-11-02 19:30 - 20:30 | Black Loyalist Heritage Centre, 119 Old Birchtown Road, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, B0T 1W0, Canada
Actors Shalan Joudry and Matthew Lumley. Photo credit Malachy Schwartz
ELAPULTIEK (ehl-ah-bool-dee-egg)
Performing on Saturday, November 2, 2019
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: Black Loyalist Heritage Centre
Elapultiek (“we are looking towards”) is a 2-person play written by Bear River First Nation (L’sitkuk) playwright Shalan Joudry. Commissioned by Two Planks and a Passion Theatre, the show was a huge success as an outdoor performance last summer at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Now, Elapultiek begins its journey as a touring indoor production, continuing its effort to inspire acts of Reconciliation.
In the time of Idle No More, a young Mi’kmaw drum singer and a Euro-Nova Scotian biologist meet at dusk each day to count a population of endangered Chimney Swifts. As the relationship deepens over time, they struggle with their differing views of the world. Each ‘count night’ reveals a deeper complexity of connection to land, history, and ecology, and of reconciliation on a personal level.

Treaty Day Mawio'mi- Victoria Park in Charlottetown
2022-10-01 11:30 - 17:00 | Victoria Park in Charlottetown PEI, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 1V2, Canada
Treaty Day Mawio’mi
Date: October 1st, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Place: Victoria Park in Charlottetown, PEI
ALL ARE WECOME! PJILITA’QW TA’N TE’SIOQ!
Schedule of Events:
11:30 am – Registration
12:00 pm – Grand Entry
4:30 pm – Giveaway Ceremony and Grand Exit
5:00 pm – Feast

Come and learn traditional Mi’kmaq customs, games, dances, songs, stories, art and enjoy the beautiful culture at our 1st annual Treaty Day Mawio’m0

2022 Mi'kmaq Treaty Day Celebrations
2022-10-03 08:30 - 13:00 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Monday, October 3rd, 2022
8:30 am – Flag raising ceremony hosted by The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc-grounds at Government House-1451 Barrington Street, Halifax
9:30 am – Church service at St. Mary’s Basilica, 5221 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
10:45 am – Gathering in front St. Mary’s for Veterans Parade of Honour
11:00 am – Veterans Parade of Honour- along Barrington Street to Grand Parade Square, 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax
11:30 am – Flag raising and Treaty Day Proclamation by HRM Mayor Mike Savage, Welcome by Kji Saqmaw Norman Sylliboy, Greeting from The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Veterans Address from Dr. Donald Julian, Remarks from Minister Karla MacFarlane, NS Office of L’nu Affairs, Remarks from Federal representative, Remarks from Kji Keptin Antle Denny – Grand Parade Square, 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax
1:00 pm – Treaty Day Awards Ceremony at Province House, 1726 Hollis Street, Halifax – This event is by invitation and will be LIVE Streamed on the Treaty Day Facebook page.

Glooscap First Nation Mawio'mi 2022-Horton High School
2022-10-07 12:00 - 2022-10-08 16:00 | Horton High School, 75 Greenwich Road, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R2, Canada
Mawio’mi 2022
October 7th & 8th
Horton High School
Where: 75 Greenwich Road, Greenwich NS
When: October 7 & 8, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm (both days)
Note: Registration begins at 11:00 am

For more information contact glooscapmawiomi@gnspes.ca OR
Glooscap First Nation (902)684-9788

Drug & Alcohol Free Event- Everyone Welcome!

Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre- Preserving and Understanding Mi'kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers
2022-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
Preserving and Understanding Mi’kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers with Brian Francis
Date: October 17th, 2022
Tim: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Topic: Mi’kmaq Medicine – with Brian Francis
Brian Francis is a Mi’kmaq Elder from Sipekne’katik First Nations- Brian (more commonly know as Joe the Medicine Man). Joe trained under David Gehue for 25 years. He has been practicing as a Medicine Man for 13 years. He has been harvesting Medicine for the majority of his life.
Everyone Welcomed!

Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre: Preserving and Understanding Mi’kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers
2022-10-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
Preserving and Understanding Mi’kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers with Kerry Prosper
Date: October 20th, 2022
Tim: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Topic: History of Mi’kmaq Fish and Hunting with Kerry Prosper.
Kerry Prosper is a Mi’kmaq Elder and Pipe Carrier. Kerry Prosper is a member of the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw First Nation community located along the shores of St. Georges Bay not far from Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Prosper served as Chief of his community for twelve years and is presently an elected Councilor. Kerry is currently the research coordinator for the Paq’tnkek Mi’kmaw First Nation in the Social Research for Sustainable Fisheries project. In his role, he works with the Paq’tnkek Fish and Wildlife Society and St. Francis Xavier University.

Everyone Welcome!

Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre: Preserving and Understanding Mi’kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers
2022-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
Preserving and Understanding Mi’kmaq Culture with Knowledge Keepers with Michael R. Denny
Date: October 25th, 2022
Tim: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Topic: History of Kojua (Old Style Mi’kmaq Dance) with Michael R. Denny
Michael R. Denny is Mi’kmaw from the Eskasoni Mi’kmaw Nation in Cape Breton Island, N.S. A father, husband and renown traditional singer, Michael R has travelled and shared his music all over Atlantic Canada and beyond. Living by our traditional teachings, Michael R has been involved with ceremonies, on the land education, traditional teachings and powwows for many years. Michael R. has been integrating traditional knowledge within Mental Health and Education since 2010. In 2014, he graduated from NSCC in Addictions counselling and in 2020 graduated from Cape Breton University with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Mi’kmaw Studies. Michael R is currently the Red Road Project Coordinator at Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey (MK). At MK, Michael R incorporates traditional knowledge to bring students of all ages across Nova Scotia closer to our heritage, culture and language; all the while promoting living on the good Red Road.

Free Event- Please come and enjoy with us!

Birch Bark Canoe Launch
2024-10-01 10:00 | Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Saturday, October 1st at 10:00am
Merrymakedge Beach (P4)
Join Mi’kmaq artisan, Todd Labrador, his family, and the Kejimkujik team
as we launch the 21-foot birch bark canoe built this summer at the birch
bark canoe shop.
Rain date: Sunday, October 2, 2022, at 10 am

Mi'kmaq History Month Gathering of our Mi'kmaq Honoring Kji Saqmaw Membertou
2024-10-01 10:00 - 2024-10-30 15:00 | Ponhook Mi’kmaw Communty Memorial Park, Canada
Wasoqopa’q First Nation is unique in the fact that the whole First Nation encompasses communities. This event will take place in the Ponhook Mi’kmaw Community, this event will be for all of our community members living on reserve and off reserve the opportunity to come together with other Mi’kmaw of Nova Scotia to honor Grand Chief Membertou. We will host this event to allow our Traditional Elders to conduct Ceremony to honour the conversations and history of the true burial site for the Grand Chief Membertou in the Screecher located in Lake Rossignol, Queens County, Nova Scotia. We will have the opportunity to learn and share the Mi’kmaw history and culture, learn the history of the first peoples of this land we call Mi’kma’ki.

Wagmatcook Elders Gathering- Speakers series - Waltis World Champion Feature
2024-10-01 13:00 - 2024-10-31 13:00 | Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Center- Great Hall, 10765 NS-105, Wagmatcook, Nova Scotia, BOE 3N0, Canada
A Presentation from the World Walter 2024 Champion, The Display of the winning Waltes Games, and Presentation of Appreciation plaque from Chief and Council and Director of Community Culture & Heritage.
The Game of Waltes. Waites, also called woltestakun or altestakun is a kind of dice gamethought to be of pre-Columbian origin. It is played on a circular wooden dish (usually of rock maple) about twelve inches in diameter, hollowed to three-quarters of an inch at its centre. There are six dice made of caribou bone with flat faces and rounded sides; one face being plain, and the others bearing a dotted cross. When all the marked or all the unmarked faces are turned up there is a count of five points. If five marked faces and one unmarked face or five unmarked faces and one marked face are turned up one point is given, and if a die falls off the dish there is no count.
This Year at the World Waltes championships the winner was Molly Pierro, whom was undefeated during the Millbrook Millbrook Waltes on July 12th• 2024. Pierro played a total of six games at the championship and won each of them, earning her first place, a champion medallion, and a handmade Waltes bowl made by Chad Denny.

Tuesday Night Talk, free at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
2024-10-01 18:30 - 21:00 | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1S3, Canada
Mi’kmaw artists are creating a wide range of imaginative and beautiful work using the skills and traditions of basketry weaving given to them by their elders and ancestors.
Peter J Clair is one of nine artists presented in The Art of Mi’kmaw Basketry (FORMAC publishing), which was released in 2023.
Peter was among the first to break new ground in the 1980s when public interest was rising in Indigenous contemporary art. As a master sculptural weaver he uses natural materials to create thought-provoking pieces using traditional and contemporary forms. He often uses Black Ash, willow and other tree barks.
Peter is also a poet and fiction writer. As our guest speaker, he will present in English, with occasional commentary in Mi’kmaw.

Living History, 25 years after the Marshall decision
2024-10-02 09:00 - 2024-11-29 15:00 | Eltuek Arts Centre, 170 George St., Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 1J2, Canada
The Marshall Case stands as a beacon in the history of Indigenous treaty rights in Canada, its waves rippling through the legal and cultural landscape of our time.
At the heart of this landmark ruling is Donald Marshall Jr., a Mi’kmaw from Membertou, Unama’ki, Cape Breton, whose name would come to echo through the chambers of justice and be embodied in Mi’kmaw youth on land and open waters. The decision upheld Indigenous rights to earn a livelihood from the harvest and sale of fish, wildlife, wild fruit and berries as set forth in the Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1760 and 1761.
Photographing and connecting with proud, young Mi’kmaw harvesters, conservationists, and activists, it was plain to see that Junior’s sacrifices were not in vain. Each face tells a story of enduring spirit within the community.
Living History is on at Eltuek Arts Centre in Sydney, Unama’ki, Cape Breton from Monday through Friday 9am-4pm and Saturday’s from 9am-3pm until November 29.
Free. All are welcome.
Steve Wadden is a settler photojournalist and avid fly fisher, living and working in unceded and unsurrendered, beautiful Unama’ki, Cape Breton Island.

Fall Food Festival (Carving Workshop With Michelle Sylliooy)
2024-10-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Potltoek Fishery Dome
We are hoping to host a weeklong event centered around the Fishery Industry. We have applied to the Gord Downie Blanket Fund for the majority of our events. We just did a workshop with Michelle Sylliboy and thought it would be a great addition to our Fall Lineup. We are applying to you to cover the cost of a Bone Carving Workshop. Through the Blanket Fund, we applied to host a Fall Feast with traditonal cooking techniques, a Salmon Hide Workshop, Excursions on the Annie Tena Barge, and Nightly Eel Fishing. The addition of the Michelle Sylliboy Carving Workshop will be a tie in to our activities. Michelle is a well known Artist and has showcased her beautiful whale bone carvings. This has intrigued us, and although she will be teaching cow bone carving, she will be teaching a whale tail design to participants, in keeping with our Fishery Industry theme. She will share stories behind her whale carving display and also her previous experiences with her art shows throughout the world. It is our hope that community members will be enticed to continue this
craft.
Potltoek Fishery Dome
107 Fishery Rd
Potlotek

Wasoqopa'q First Nation Harvest Feast
2024-10-05 13:00 - 22:00 | Rose Purdy Recreation Field, 15 Burbine Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, B5A 4V8, Canada
The Wasoqopa’q First Nation Harvest Feast will be held on October 5th, with festivities starting at 1:00 PM at the Rose Purdy Recreation Field. The event will feature traditional Mi’kmaw dance, crafts, a Big Bounce, and a Bingo Bonanza, along with live music from The Relatives. Food will be served from 2:00 to 3:30 PM, and the celebration will conclude with a fireworks display at 7:30 PM. The event is free, open to everyone, and will be alcohol and drug-free.
