Mi'kmaw History Month

Puppet Show: The Lost Teachings
2017-10-07 10:30 (America/Halifax) | Aldernery Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4P8, Canada
Puppet Show
The Lost Teachings

All ages
Based on the book by Michael James Isaac, The Lost Teachings/Panuijkatasikl Kina’masuti’l, this puppet show tells the story of how Eagle uses the seven Lost Teachings to save the forest.

Group registration required.
Tickets given out 30 minutes before.
Wednesday, October 7 | 10:30 a.m.
Alderney Gate

Eskasoni Mi'kmaq History Month Celebration
2017-10-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Goat Island Trail, Eskasoni, Nova Scotia, B1W 1A1, Canada
Eskasoni Chief and Council/Cultural Journeys invite the community to come celebrate Mi’kmaq History Month at Goat Island. Enjoy entertainment, refreshments, a cultural demonstration by Terry Denny and a mini Mawio’mi.
Music by Blue’s band, Mooney, Vincent Joe and Shawnee Paul.

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys
2017-10-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

NFB's Indigenous Cinema on Tour: The Sacred Sundance
2017-10-10 13:00 - 14:30 | Aldernery Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4P8, Canada
NFB’s Indigenous Cinema on Tour:
The Sacred Sundance

The Alderney Gate Public Library invite you to attend a viewing of the film: The Sacred Sundance.
Under a sweltering July sky, participants in the sacred Sundance ceremony go four days without food or water. At the end of this gruelling experience, they’ll pierce the flesh of their chests in an offering to the Creator. ~69 min

Tuesday, October 10 | 1 p.m.
Location: Alderney Gate Public Library

Mi'kmaq History Month Puppet ShowTBD
2017-10-12 10:30 - 11:00 | Halifax North Memorial Public Library, 2285 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 3B6, Canada
Mi’kmaq History Month Puppet ShowTBD

Ages 2-5
Come and celebrate Mi’kmaq culture and heritage with a puppet show that will bring Mi’kmaq stories to life.

Thursday, October 12 | 10:30 – 11 a.m.
Halifax North Memorial

Ash Working Basket Workshop
2017-10-14 - 2017-10-15 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
In Celebration of Mi’kmaq History Month, the Millbrook Culture and Heritage Centre with the support of The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq through the Province of Nova Scotia-Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage and Support4Culture, are able to have a 2 day Ash Working Basket Workshop. The Instructor is Rebecca Labillois from Eel River Bar First Nations. Rebecca has been doing basketry for about 30 years. Her grandfather James Pictou passed this knowledge down to his daughter who then passed it down to Rebecca.
Rebecca still holds a lot of here grandfathers tools that he had used to make his baskets and uses them to make hers.
The basket course is only open to intermediate basket makers, so beginners can not attend this one at this time.

The date of the workshop is October 14th & 15th, 2017.
Starting at 9:00am and ending at 5:00pm.
The baskets that you will be making are a Hamper and a square handle basket.
Materials will be provided.
15 participants at Max.

If you would like to take this course, please phone Heather Stevens at 902-843-3496 or email at heather@millbrookheritagecentre.ca
Deadline to Register is October 6th at 4:30pm

First Nation's Culture in Our Region
2017-10-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Annapolis Region Community Arts Council (ARCAC), 396 St George St, Annapolis Royal, B0S 1A0
FIRST NATION’S CULTURE IN OUR REGION (Sun. Oct. 15, 3:00pm)
As part of the 25th anniversary of King’s Film Society, we’re delighted to partner with ARCAC for an afternoon featuring special guest speakers and historical films that explore First Nation’s culture in our region.
Please join us at ArtsPlace (2nd floor) where we’ll screen two NFB archival documentaries (early 1990s) by award-winning Mi’kmaq filmmaker Catherine Anne Martin. In between the films, artists Judy Pearson and her son Robbie McEwan of Bear River First Nation, will join us to discuss the cultural and spiritual aspects of their artwork and the process and significance that goes into creating their beautiful and detailed quillwork (Robbie) and rock paintings (Judy).
3:00 pm: Film: Kwa’nu’te’: Mi’kmaq and Maliseet Artists (42 min)
This film profiles a number of Mi’kmaq and Maliseet artists from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, showing their similarities and differences, samples of their work and the sources of their inspiration. It offers a remarkable look at Indigenous art and spirituality in Atlantic Canada.
3:45 pm Guest speakers – Artists Judy Pearson and Robbie McEwan
4:30 pm Film: Mi’kmaq Family (32min)
This documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq community. Revisiting her own roots, Mi’kmaq filmmaker and mother Catherine Anne Martin explores how the community is recovering its First Nations values, particularly through the teachings of elders and a collective approach to children-rearing. Mi’kmaq Family is an inspiring resource for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences who are looking for ways to strengthen and explore their own families and traditions. 1995 – 32 mins
Admission by donation.
5:00pm Wrap-up

Book Launch: Mi'kmaw Elder by Author Daniel Paul
2017-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 | MacDonald Building, Dalhousie University, 6300 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada
Born in a log cabin during a raging blizzard on Indian Brook Reserve in 1938, Mi’kmaw elder Daniel N. Paul rose to the top of a Canadian society that denied his people’s civilization. When he was named to the Order of Canada, his citation called him a “powerful and passionate advocate for social justice and the eradication of racial discrimination.” His Order of Nova Scotia honour said he “gives a voice to his people by revealing a past that the standard histories have chosen to ignore.”
But long before the acclaim, there was the Indian Agent denying food to his begging mother. There was the education system that taught him his people were savages. There was the Department of Indian Affairs that frustrated his work to bring justice to his people.
His landmark book We Were Not the Savages exposed the brutalities of the collision between European and Native American civilizations from a Mi’kmaq perspective. The book sold tens of thousands of copies around the world and inspired others to learn history from an indigenous point of view.
He shone a light on Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis through newspaper columns and public debates over two decades, calling on Nova Scotia to stop honouring the man whose scalping proclamations were an act of genocide against the Mi’kmaq.
Now, for the first time, here is the full story of his personal journey of transformation, a story that will inspire Canadians to recognize and respect their First Nations as equal and enlightened civilizations.
Date: October 18th, 2017
Location: Dalhousie University at University Hall (3rd Floor, MacDonald Building)
Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm

Reading with Daniel Paul, author of Chief Lightning Bolt
2017-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Halifax North Memorial Public Library, 2285 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 3B6, Canada
Author Daniel Paul
Chief Lightning Bolt

Please join Author Daniel Paul as he reads from his first novel, Chief Lightning Bolt, a life’s journey set in pre-contact Mi’kmaq territory. Rather than telling a collision-of-cultures story, Paul shows readers the beautiful, vibrant culture that was lost to colonization. The novel follows Lightning Bolt’s upbringing and rise to leader for his people, and shows readers the ceremonies, traditions, and teachings of the Mi’kmaw people. Daniel Paul is also the author of We Were Not The Savages, a Mi’kmaw History of the Colonial Period in Mi’kmaw Territory.
In partnership with Fernwood Press and Presented in partnership with Scotiabank

Date: Thursday, October 19 | 7 p.m.
Location: Halifax North Memorial Public Library

Wi'kupaltimk-Feast of Forgiveness~Film Screening and Discussion
2017-10-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
Film Screening and Discussion
Wi’kupaltimk-Feast of Forgiveness

To erase the foodways of a culture is to help erase its history – to feed is to survive and thrive. In Wi’kupaltimk, viewers learn about more than just wild food and feasts, they learn of the resiliency of Mi’kmaw foodways and traditions, without ignoring the paths that they have taken over the generations. Directed by Kent Martin and Salina Kemp.
Event Location: Room 301
A Tastes Like Home program supported by the Province of Nova Scotia in partnership with the Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage

Date: Tuesday, October 24 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Halifax Central Library- Room 301

Learning Mi'kmaq Perspectives to Protect our Environment for Future Generations: Air Element with Cathy Martin
2017-10-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
Four Circles of Life: Earth, Air, Water, and Fire
Learning Mi’kmaq Perspectives to Protect our Environment for Future Generations: Air Element
with Catherine Martin

Cathy Martin will speak about the significance in Mi’kmaq teachings of elements involving air –the sky, the stars, the moon, the ocean tides and the wind–and share some traditional stories and knowledge learned from others along her journey. As well, the importance of protecting the air that we breathe in order to ensure that we continue to survive on this planet and how interconnected we all are will be central to the teachings featured. Catherine Martin is a member of the Millbrook Mi’kmaw Community in Truro and an independent producer, director, writer, facilitator, communications consultant, drummer, and the first woman Mi’kmaw filmmaker from the Atlantic Region.
The Nova Scotia Environmental Network presents four talking circle sessions led by four esteemed Mi’kmaq teachers to build right relationships.
Event Location: First Nations Circle, 3rd floor
In partnership with Nova Scotia Environmental Network

Date: Thursday, October 26 | 6:30 p.m.
Location: Halifax Central Library

Day to Honour Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Nova Scotia
2017-10-29 08:00 - 18:00 | Membertou Trade & Convention Centre, 50 Maillard Street, Membertou, Nova Scotia, B1S 2M9, Canada
In advance of the National Inquiry’s Nova Scotia Community Hearings, the Mi’kmaw Women Leaders Network invites the public to attend a day of Indigenous ceremony and community support events in Membertou First Nation
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2017
Location: Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, 50 Maillard Street, Membertou, NS, and surrounding areas (as noted or to be announced)
Select key events:
7 am: Sunrise Ceremony & Lighting of Sacred Fire
10 am: Canoe Arrival and Water Ceremony, Kings Road Shore
11 am: Walk from Kings Road to Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
3 pm: Opening Ceremonies & Grand Entry
5 pm: Community Feast
No RSVP required
For more information about the Mi’kmaw Women Leaders Network day of opening ceremonies, please contact Natalie D. Clifford: 1-902-240-4080, mwlnmedia@gmail.com
The Mi’kmaw Women Leaders Network is a collaborative group including representatives from the Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association, the Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network, the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, and other key Mi’kmaw women leaders, as well as provincial government partners from Status of Women, Aboriginal Affairs, and Justice.

Make a Dream Catcher
2018-09-13 10:30 - 2018-10-13 11:30 | Pictou Public Library, 99 Water Street, Pictou, Nova Scotia, B0K 1H0, Canada
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.

2018 Cultural Showcase and Treaty Day Events
2018-09-30 - 2018-10-01 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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, Halifax
9:30 am – Treaty Day church services
St Mary’s Catherdral Basilica
5221 Spring Garden Rd Halifax
10:45 am – Veterans Parade of Honour to Grand Parade Square
11:15 am – Flag Raising Ceremony – Grand Parade Square
Welcome – Mayor Mike Savage, HRM
Veterans Address – Dr. Donald Julien, CMM
11:45 am – 2018 Treaty Day Award Ceremony
Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, Nova Scotia Ballroom, 1919
Upper Water St, Halifax
Mi’kmaq Gathering Feast
Opening and Welcome Remarks
Introduction of Mi’kmaq History Month Poster
Presentations and Rewards:
Chief Noel Doucette Memorial Youth Award
Grand Chief Donald Marshall Memorial Elder Award
Grand Chief Donald Marshall Scholarship
Fund Award – Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey
Sister Dorothy Moore Mi’kmaq Education Scholarships –
Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey
Dancers & Drummers welcome to participate in All Treaty Day celebrations
For more information contact: Deborah Ginnish at (902) 565-8176, deborah@mikmaq-assoc.ca, Facebook: Facebook.com/MikmaqTreatyDay
Vendors welcome, for more information please contact Deborah Ginnish

SALE ALONG the River
2018-09-30 10:00 - 16:00 | Rotary/Carmichael Parks, 536 Merigomish Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada
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? Come find out…….you’ll love it!!

Treaty Day Cultural Showcase
2018-09-30 19:30 - 22:00 | Lord Nelson Hotel, 1515 South Park St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Treaty Day Cultural Showcase featuring The Relatives, Terry Googoo & Silver Moon

Hooked on Mi'kmaq Art
2018-10-01 - 2018-10-19 | Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre, 65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook Mi'kmaw Community, NS, b6l 1w3, Canada
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.

Gord Downie Chanie Wenjack Legacy Room
2018-10-01 08:00 - 2018-10-04 17:00 | Halifax City Hall, 1841 Arygle St., Halifax, NS, B3J 3A5
Sneak Peak: October 1st, 2018 10:00 AM- Noon
Official Opening: October 4th, 2018
Halifax Regional Council has created a dedicate space in Halifax City Hall. This project is done in collaboration with Gord Downie Chanie Wenjack Fund. The Legacy Space in City Hall will provide information about Channie Wenjack and reconciliation for staff and visitors. We are committed to having accurate information available to all, regarding Indigenous History on our journey to reconciliation. The space will be safe, welcoming place where conversations about the past, present and future will be facilitated and encouraged. The space will serve as a symbol and reminder for Halifax Regional Council of the important work around reconciliation.

Water Protectors: A Documentary by Eliza Knockwood
2018-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Atlantic School of Theology, 640 Francklyn Street, Halifax, B3H3B5
A screening of Mi’maq filmmaker Eliza Knockwood’s film about the work of activists to protect the Sipekne’katik (Shubenacadie) River, to be followed by a discussion. Hosted collaboratively by Shaar Shalom Synagogue and the Atlantic School of Theology.

Mawiomi Powwow
2018-10-02 00:00 - 17:30 | Patty Musgrave, 62 York St, Sackville NB
Student organized Powwow on Oct 18th 12:30 to 4 at Mt Allison University

Celebrating Mi'kmaq Heritage Month, a Community Cafe with Tonya Francis
2018-10-03 14:30 - 15:30 | Westville Public Library, 2042 Queen Street, Westville, B0K 2A0
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!

Story & Activity Time with Mi'kmaw author Theresa Meuse
2018-10-06 12:30 | Berwick and District Library, 236 Commercial Street, Berwick, B0P 1E0
Craft, activity time, and give-away ceremony! For ages 5-12.
In 1986 Theresa left Bear River First nation to attend Dalhousie University, graduating in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts. Over the years, she has been employed with Mi’kmaq organizations in a wide range of programs. She was also an Aboriginal Educator and Advisor for many years and is presently a Mi’kmaq Aboriginal Student Support Worker in three Halifax schools. Along with her book L’nu’k, she is the author of the children’s story book entitled, The Sharing Circle. Her third children’s book, “The Gathering”, will be out this Fall. Theresa is a wife, mother of three and grandmother of four.

Puppet Show: How the Cougar Came to Be Called the Ghost Cat/Ta'n Petalu Telui'tut Skite'kmujewe
2018-10-10 10:00 - 10:30 | Alderney Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, B2Y 4P8
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.
Registration is required. To register, call (902) 490-5748.
This is an all ages event. Tickets will be given out 30 minutes before start time.

Puppet Show: The Storm Maker
2018-10-10 10:30 - 11:00 | Keshen Goodman Public Library, 330 Lacewood Drive, Halifax, B3S 0A3
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.

Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Respect for Water/Life For All Relations
2018-10-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
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 are all intimately linked by water/life-sustaining practices.

The 2018 edition of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ACC-CCA)’s ongoing colloquia and gathering series, Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering is a large-scale gathering of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other relatives) curators, arts workers, writers and artists of all disciplines from October 10-13th, 2018 in K’jipuktuk in Mi’kmaki/Halifax in Nova Scotia.

Trevor Gould: Traditional Mi'kmaq Singer and Dancer
2018-10-11 10:30 - 11:30 | Halifax North Memorial Public Library, 2285 Gottingen Street, Halifax, B3K 3B6
Trevor Gould will be performing traditional Mi’kmaq songs and dances as part of our celebration of Mi’kmaq Heritage Month.
All ages.

SPIRIT REFLECTION PAINT NIIGHT
2018-10-11 17:00 - 21:00 | TOWN HALL ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE, 219 Main Street, PO Box 1851, Liverpool, B0T 1K0
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 create a one-of-a-kind piece of art while enjoying fellowship with other Mi’kmaq neighbors and share stories and laughter.

Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Deepening Connections/Alliances for Interdependent Futures
2018-10-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
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 (ACC-CCA)’s ongoing colloquia and gathering series, Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering is a large-scale gathering of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other relatives) curators, arts workers, writers and artists of all disciplines from October 10-13, 2018 in K’jipuktuk in Mi’kmaki/Halifax in Nova Scotia.

Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Through Territories: the Global Indigenous Art Circuit
2018-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
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 across the Americas and further afield, with consideration for non-Indigenous representatives.
The 2018 edition of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ACC-CCA)’s ongoing colloquia and gathering series, Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering is a large-scale gathering of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other relatives) curators, arts workers, writers and artists of all disciplines from October 10-13, 2018 in K’jipuktuk in Mi’kmaki/Halifax in Nova Scotia.

Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Indigenous Place-making
2018-10-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1E9, Canada
Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Indigenous Place-making
Friday, October 12, 2018 (3:00PM – 4:00PM)
Central Library
Description
This Closing/Opening keynote presentation by Ursula Johnson explores current Indigenous art actions locally and globally emphasizing Indigenous place-making and the unique connections between arts actions, communities, and our individual relationships to the land.
Ursula will explore and reflect on the impacts of arts action enhancing a sense of appreciation, understanding, and belonging, which may lead to healthier social interactions between many peoples.
The 2018 edition of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones (ACC-CCA)’s ongoing colloquia and gathering series, Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl International Gathering is a large-scale gathering of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other relatives) curators, arts workers, writers and artists of all disciplines from October 10-13, 2018 in K’jipuktuk in Mi’kmaki/Halifax in Nova Scotia.
