Jeremy Dutcher holds up a piece of red paper to the camera near the end of my interview with him via Zoom. The paper reads “Woliwon,” which means thank you in the Wolastoqey language, and we spend a ...

Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services's office building in Indian Brook First Nation, N.S./Photo by Stephen Brake An Indigenous agency that provides child protection and family support services to ...

Freeman Douglas Knockwood, 86, received the 2016 Order of Nova Scotia on Oct. 12/Photo by Stephen Brake A respected Mi’kmaw elder who overcame adversity in his life so he could help and empower others ...

Millbrook First Nation Chief Bob Gloade, left, is seeking re-election Feb. 26. His challenger is Barry Gloade, right/Photo by Stephen Brake Millbrook First Nation Chief Bob Gloade has only one person ...

Jeremy Syliboy, left, of Indian Brook First Nation, N.S. was one of four Mi'kmaw fishermen DFO charged in 2015/Photo by Stephen Brake A Nova Scotia band councillor who is also a Mi’kmaw fisherman is ...

Jasmine Labillois is one of two co-chairs of Mi'kmaq Maliseet Atlantic Youth Council/Photo by Stephen Brake Indigenous youth need to take their health seriously if they want to do well in their ...

Rebecca Knockwood has been re-elected as chief of Fort Folly First Nation in New Brunswick. Knockwood received 43 votes while her lone opponent, Hanford Nye, received 24 votes in the band election ...

Mi'kmaq lawyer Naiomi Metallic has set up a community development foundation for her band, Listuguj in Quebec./Photo by Stephen Brake A recent land claim settlement for Listuguj, Que. has inspired a ...

Katie Cottreau-Robins, left, and John Andrew Campbell, right, at Fort St. Louis/Photo by Stephen Brake A Halifax-based archaeologist is researching the trading relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the ...

Ashton Bernard, left, and his lawyer, Michael McDonald outside of court in Yarmouth, N.S. Oct. 26, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The lawyer representing four Mi’kmaw lobster fishermen in Nova Scotia ...

A woman who has accused a well-known Mi’kmaw cultural educator from Nova Scotia of committing an indecent act in front of her testified in court that she feared for her safety when the alleged ...