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  • Mi’kmaq Treaty Day

    Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Mi'kmaq Treaty Day 2024 will take place over two days, beginning on September 30th with a Mi'kmaw Cultural Showcase and Veteran’s Parade in Halifax. On October 1st, the celebration continues with a Mi'kmaw church service at Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica, followed by a flag raising ceremony at Government House, including drumming, prayer, and remarks from […]

  • Mi’kmaq History Month Activities

    Sipekne'katik Mawoi'mi Abor and grounds , Canada

    Sipekne'katik will host our Annual Treaty Day Community Feast and Celebrations for all community and outside sister communities with a traditional menu which includes but not limited to salmon, moose meat, lobster and traditional bread Luski. Cultural events hosted by Elders and Knowledge Keepers to teach traditional Mi'kmaq practices that include by not limited to […]

  • Birch Bark Canoe Launch

    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

    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 […]

  • Wagmatcook Elders Gathering- Speakers series – Waltis World Champion Feature

    Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Center- Great Hall 10765 NS-105, Wagmatcook, Nova Scotia, 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 […]

  • Tuesday Night Talk, free at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

    Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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 […]

  • Living History, 25 years after the Marshall decision

    Eltuek Arts Centre 170 George St., Sydney, Nova Scotia, 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 […]

  • Fall Food Festival (Carving Workshop With Michelle Sylliooy)

    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 […]

  • Wasoqopa’q First Nation Harvest Feast

    Rose Purdy Recreation Field 15 Burbine Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 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, […]