Canada’s First Indigenous Miss World Canada – Emma Morrison

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Emma Morrison is a member of Chapleau Cree First Nation, outside of Timmins, Ontario.  She grew up very connected to her culture and spent most of her time outdoors: hunting, fishing, and playing sports. In 2017, Morrison received a message…

Donna Metallic – Helping Individuals Navigate the Criminal Justice System

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“The Native Courtworkers” program is a part of The Native Para-Judicial Services of Quebec that offers support services to help Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system. These could be victims, witnesses, and accused in…

Chief’s Corner with Chief Scott Martin – June 2023

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On June 11th, we honored and acknowledged the events that took place in 1981 that strengthened our community. It was great to see so many people out for our Migwite’tm 81 Commemoration event. Thank you to all the sponsors and volunteers who…

2nd Dan Black Belt – Joey Caplin

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Listuguj’s Joey Caplin is currently in grade 10 at Sugarloaf Senior High School, and will be going into Grade 11 in the Fall. His grandmother put him in Taekwondo when he was six years old because he was getting bullied. “It wasn’t for…

Migwite’tm 2023

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Chief MartinMigwite’tm 2023 SpeechJune 11, 2023It’s inspiring to see Listuguj come together to honor our people who were involved in the 1981 raid. This year as the previous years, the commemoration carries a meaningful name: “Today we…

Indigenous Representation in the RCMP

The National Police Federation recently published a new book, “Why We Serve: Stories of Today’s RCMP Members – Celebrating 150 Years.” The book celebrates 150 RCMP members across the country. One of those members is Listuguj’s…

Meet the Culture and Language Revitalization Team – Audrey Isaac and Mary-Beth Wysote

The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government would like to introduce Culture Coordinator, Audrey Isaac and Mi’gmaw Revitalization Coordinator, Mary-Beth Wysote. They are both new to their roles on the revitalization team, but among their impressive…