Chief’s Corner with Chief Darcy Gray – October 2022

October is Mi’gmaq History Month, and it is a month for our community to reflect on our culture, rights, and ancestors. We are grateful for all those who have kept, and are keeping our Mi’gmaq language, stories, history, culture and practices…

Chief’s Corner with Chief Darcy Gray – September 2022

September is an exciting time for our community as we prepare for back-to-school, our annual harvests, the completion of our Long-Term Care Facility, and Mi’gmaq History Month.  During the Fall months, community members can expect foods…

Chief’s Corner with Chief Darcy Gray – August 2022

In August we had the opportunity to reunite with friends and family at our 30th Annual Traditional Mawiomi.  People from coast to coast joined us to pray and celebrate, as we reopened for our first public gatherings since March…

“YOU CAN NEVER FINISH A DICTIONARY.”

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In 1993, Diane Mitchell got the idea for the Mi’gmaq-Mi’kmaq Online Talking Dictionary when her daughter was only two years old. They were living in Southern Ontario at the time, and Mitchell realized that her daughter would not have access…

LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER SPOTLIGHT – COLE DUNKLEY

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In the beginning, Dunkley’s Landscaping consisted of owner and operator, Cole Dunkley. After he completed a Horticulture program, it was just himself with one truck and one trailer, getting lawn mowing jobs from people in the community. Fast…

Truth and Reconciliation in Listuguj

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For Truth and Reconciliation, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government and the Listuguj Mi’gmaw Language and Culture Revitalization Program handed out vibrant orange shirts to the community, that were designed by Griffin Thomas Germain. On September…

HOUSTON BARNABY IS HELPING BUSINESSES CHANGE FROM THE INSIDE OUT

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Houston Barnaby knew from a young age that he always wanted to be a lawyer. He was surrounded by family members with a strong entrepreneurial work ethic and knew that he would follow in their footsteps. Barnaby, born and raised in Listuguj,…

INTRODUCING THE NEW LISTUGUJ COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING

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The community of Listuguj now has a new Social Services building that is located at 2 GEF St. (across from the Gignu). It is the new home to the three Listuguj Community Social Services departments: Prevention Services - Families First Support…

“If we don’t exercise our rights, then they won’t be there for us.”

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When JD Wysote isn’t fishing snow crab for the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, he can often be found hunting, trapping, and tanning animal hides. He started tanning hides around three years ago when he realized that he wanted to utilize…

Decolonizing Our Education

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Jacob Gale is the Treaty Education Lead at the Listuguj Education Training and Employment Centre (LETE). Here he works and collaborates with a team featuring, Jeanette Henry, Paige Isaac, and Patrick Wilmot. Often when people think of…