A sentencing cirlcle was held for Zachery Nicholas, left, and his father, William Nicholas, in Pictou Landing First Nation, N.S. on Dec. 8, 2023/Photo by Stephen Brake Two Mi’kmaw fishermen from the ...

A provincial court judge in Bridgewater, N.S. confirmed that a sentencing circle has been scheduled for one of four Mi’kmaw fishermen charged with illegally fishing for lobster during a closed ...

Teddy bears, flowers and orange ribbons were tied to the guardrail near the site of a former residential school in Nova Scotia to mourn the discovery of children’s remains on the grounds of another ...

Eight Mi’kmaw fishermen from Sipekne’katik and Eskasoni First Nations were scheduled to appear in Digby Provincial Court on January 22. Levi Toney, 29, from Sipekne’katik First Nation Levi Toney is ...

Lobster harvesters with Potlotek Mi'kmaw Nation, N.S. set traps in St. Peter's Bay on Oct. 1, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The co-chair of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs says negotiations ...

Patricia Doyle-Bedwell, a lawyer and associate professor living and working Halifax, says her band, Potlotek, is denying her right to vote in Aug. 5 band election because she didn't receive a mail-in ...

Crew members aboard the boat, The Lady Carol 1, remove lobster from traps before measuring the lobster and banding their claws/Photo by Stephen Brake Terrence Augustine said his first week of lobster ...

Mi’kmaw leaders are accusing Fishery and Oceans Canada, or DFO, of systemic racism after two Mi’kmaw fishermen from Unama’ki (Cape Breton) were forced to walk along the highway at night without their ...

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One of several boats owned by Sipekne'katik lobster harvesters heads towards the Saulnierville Wharf on Sept. 19, 2020/Photo by Stephen Brake The Chief of the Sipekne’katik First Nation says lobster ...

Jeff Hayes, left, arrives at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax with his lawyer, Luke Craggs, for Day 2 of his jury trial on May 17/Photo by Stephen Brake The crown will present final arguments to ...

45 Indigenous youth left port in Halifax Aug. 1 aboard the Dutch tall ship, Gulden Leeuw/Photo by Stephen Brake A group of Indigenous youth from across Canada are currently sailing across the Atlantic ...