Mawiomi Cafe: a chance to listen

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By creating a relaxing atmosphere, with snacks, coffee, and calming music, the Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat (MMS) hoped to get a sense of what is most important to the three communities it serves – Gesgapegiaq, Gespeg, and Listuguj. The…

A reluctant author in Cuba

While attending school at St. Francis Xavier University, Mike Isaac Sr. was up against the wall. He had to write a children’s story with a moral or lesson for a class. He hadn’t written much, and wasn’t sure how to approach it. “Then,…

Winter Powwow

Winter Powwow

As the “Summer Powwow” nears, Lita Isaac often wakes up at 5 a.m. “Your mind wakes you up,” she said. “‘What has to be done?’” Isaac has been helping organize the Listuguj Powwows for 26 years now, since the beginning. “Sometimes…

A healthier community

At the end of February, the Listuguj Community Health Services (LCHSS) kicked off it’s new Smoking Cessation initiative. Coordinators Corey Metallic and Wanda (Beddase) Metallic hosted a Brunch at the Elders lodge to kickoff the program. …

Forest Kindergarten: natural learning

The importance of Language and Culture is urged wherever it can be seen or heard. Whether it’s the Mi’gmaq Word of the Day, language classes at the Education Directorate or the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Development Center. Several years ago, the…

Lobster Fishing Plan

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) wants Listuguj to reduce its efforts in the lobster fishery this year. The “Effort Based Management” system used by DFO has been in place for nearly ten years, but it’s the first time it’s…

Trapper Metallic is the new Chief of Police

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Trapper Metallic is the new Chief of Police for the Listuguj Police Department (LPD). He was appointed on Feb. 6. “This is a position I was never really considering this early in my career,” he said in an interview with the Nujignua’tegeg.…

Community Market (March 2017)

Etlagnutmamg with Bernadette LaBillois