Enjoy the full plenary, "FOUNDATIONS—Food studies in Indigenous Territories and Canada," the first plenary from CAFS/ACEA 20th Annual Assembly: Foundations, Evolutions, Revolutions, held at George Brown College, June 2–5, 2025, here:

https://youtu.be/2Wqic9XsQEA

#Food #IndigenousTerritories #Canada #FoodStudies #AfricanNovaScotians #Mikmaki

It is an honour and a privilege for me to add my name alongside the original petition signers. I just signed the Pledge for Canada on Action Network.

This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/pledge-for-canada-petition

#novascotia #canada #solidarity #mikmaki

Sign the Pledge for Canada

This petition is intended as an invitation to Canadians to reflect on the current challenges Canada faces and what we can all do to respond to the risks and to contribute to building a more resilient Canada. Please consider signing on to the Pledge for Canada if you agree that the principles set out represent a useful starting point for encouraging the solidarity we need and for urging our leaders to work together to develop a whole of Canada approach.

Also #Rainbow #Rights #Free #Workshop
WEDNESDAY January 22nd 2025 from 1-3pm AST
WEDNESDAY February 12th 2025 from 6-8pm AST
“support folks in Nova Scotia (Mi’kma’ki) #Mikmaki to understand their human rights and what options and resources are available to them if they face discrimination.” https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuTnS529l1jaATNizUSL4BZ87I7TF3G_XHUOAnaurou6WTgw/viewform
Rainbow Rights FREE Workshop - Sign Up

We look forward to your joining us for a two-hour workshop on Zoom, orienting you to the Rainbow Rights publication which launched in November 2024. We will offer TWO FREE workshops, ON ZOOM, to the general public at these times: WEDNESDAY January 22nd 2025 from 1-3pm AST WEDNESDAY February 12th 2025 from 6-8pm AST Our goal: support folks in Nova Scotia (Mi’kma’ki) to understand their human rights and what options and resources are available to them if they face discrimination. Our workshop will review things like: ✨ Human rights protections, including provincial and federal human rights legislation, ✨A review of other legal protections, and ✨ How to stay sane and self-advocate in sustainable ways This workshop is designed for queer folks themselves, and those who support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

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As a nurse and a drag artist, Anita LandBack blazes a trail in the name of Indigenous resilience | CBC Arts

Whether in scrubs or heels, Anita wants their work to help us all feel seen. Watch them do just that in this episode from the new season of Canada's a Drag.

CBC
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki
The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.
#culturalexchange #dance #Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Alberta #News #Indigenous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/northern-cree-round-dances-mikmaq-1.7401168?cmp=rss
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki | CBC News

The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.

CBC
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki
The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.
#culturalexchange #dance #Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Alberta #News #Indigenous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/northern-cree-round-dances-mikmaq-1.7401168?cmp=rss
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki | CBC News

The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.

CBC
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki
The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.
#culturalexchange #dance #Mikmaki #NovaScotia #Alberta #News #Indigenous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/northern-cree-round-dances-mikmaq-1.7401168?cmp=rss
Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi'kma'ki | CBC News

The Mi'kmaw communities of Paqtnkek and Sipekne'katik in Nova Scotia are continuing a cross-cultural exchange with Northern Cree, a powwow and round dance group from Alberta.

CBC
Mi'kmaq fishery continues to experience violence, vandalism and threats in #novascotia #mikmaq #Mikmaki
The Mi'kmaq have a treaty right to fish, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court's Marshall decision in 1999.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaw-traps-cut-in-moderate-livelihood-fishery-1.7221333
DFO investigates after dozens of lobster traps belonging to Mi'kmaw fisherman damaged | CBC News

About 70 traps being fished by Charles Francis and his crew from Eskasoni appeared to be deliberately damaged — the wood frames smashed and mesh cut — while the men were working in their treaty-protected fishery near Louisbourg, N.S.

CBC
“The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is investigating after lobster traps belonging to an Eskasoni fisherman appeared to be deliberately damaged last week near Louisbourg, N.S.”
#mikmaki #nspoli #novascotia #lobster #fisheries
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaw-traps-cut-in-moderate-livelihood-fishery-1.7221333
DFO investigates after dozens of lobster traps belonging to Mi'kmaw fisherman damaged | CBC News

About 70 traps being fished by Charles Francis and his crew from Eskasoni appeared to be deliberately damaged — the wood frames smashed and mesh cut — while the men were working in their treaty-protected fishery near Louisbourg, N.S.

CBC
“Indigenous fishers taking part in officially sanctioned moderate livelihood fisheries have reported tampering in two fishing areas, as have non-Indigenous commercial fishers.”
#nspoli #mikmaki #lobster #treatyrights
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/fisheries-department-issues-warnings-about-lobster-trap-tampering-in-nova-scotia/article_0f954ca6-475d-56e8-a093-459a484ea54d.html