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Mi’kmaq dictionary on-line
An on-going project by Mi’kmaq from the community of Listiguj (in Quebec) and researchers in Cape Breton are developing an on-line resource of more than 6,000 words in the Mi’kmaq language.
The database is meant to eventually create podcasts of audio lessons to teach the language. In on-line audio recordings, three speakers’ voices pronounce each word, [...]
Mi’kmaq workers cite harassment by border guards
Mi’kmaq from New Brunswick and Canada experienced an aggressive search operation by U.S. Customs officials as they crossed to work as blueberry rakers in Maine last week.
Some of the Mi’kmaq interviewed by the Bangor Daily News said they were held as long as three hours. Many complained of an aggressive attitude by the Customs agents. [...]
Mi’kmaq Protest on N.B./Quebec border
The New Brunswick Tribune reported that a peaceful protest started last Wednesday night at the welcome sign on the Quebec side of the J. C. Van Horne Bridge. The bridge is the border crossing between Campbellton, N.B., and Pointe-aux-Croix, Quebec. The land belongs to the Listuguj First Nation, and protest spokesman Alex Morrison said they [...]
Legal support for Mi’kmaw in Nova Scotia
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The Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network is an organization that seeks to provide support for aboriginal people in the justice system. Such a need was identified in part due to the historic Marshall Inquiry, involving a Mi’kmaq man wrongly accused of murder over 30 years ago. The Marshall inquiry found racism to be a systemic problem [...]
