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When we walk together in a good way, we learn to see the world from multiple perspectives. (Walking Together/Emily Kewageshig/Annick Press)

April 17, 2023

How Two-Eyed Seeing, ‘Etuaptmumk,’ is changing outdoor play in early childhood education

Louise Zimanyi, Royal Roads University and Albert D. Marshall

‘Etuaptmumk’ or Two-Eyed Seeing is the gift of multiple perspectives in the Mi’kmaw language. A key practice of this in an early childhood outdoor program is walking together and sharing stories.

Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose the Coastal GasLink pipeline set up a support station at kilometre 39, just outside of Gidimt'en checkpoint near Houston B.C., on January 8, 2020. The Wet'suwet'en peoples are occupying their land and trying to prevent a pipeline from going through it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

March 10, 2021

Indigenous land defenders: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 6 transcript

Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation and Ibrahim Daair, The Conversation

Indigenous land defenders: Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 6 transcript.

Indigenous lobster boats head from the harbour in Saulnierville, N.S. on Oct. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Andrew Vaughan

October 29, 2020

Conflict over Mi'kmaw lobster fishery reveals confusion over who makes the rules

Lucia Fanning, Dalhousie University and Shelley Denny, Dalhousie University

The dispute over the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery isn’t only about money — it’s about who has the authority to govern and define these activities.

Members of the Sipekne'katik First Nation prepare to go fishing in Saulnierville, N.S., on, Sept. 17, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

October 20, 2020

Nova Scotia lobster dispute: Mi’kmaw fishery isn’t a threat to conservation, say scientists

Megan Bailey, Dalhousie University

The message from commercial fishers is that fishing in St. Marys Bay outside the commercial season is illegal and a conservation concern. In fact, it is neither.

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