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Mi'kmaq Matters

A podcast about Mi'kmaq people, politics, land, and water. A message to our listeners: the Mi'kmaq Matters team hopes you are all staying safe during this difficult time. Now, more than ever, we thank... Read more

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Episode 113: How Did Morley Googoo Remain Regional Chief?

Episode 113: How Did Morley Googoo Remain Regional Chief?

Cheryl Maloney's allegations of harassment led to the suspension of the Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Morley ... Read more

10 Sep 2019

21mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 123: MFNAN Closes the Door on a Difficult Year

Episode 123: MFNAN Closes the Door on a Difficult Year

As the Mi'kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland gathers for its annual meeting, members will be lamenting the Abbo... Read more

17 Dec 2019

18mins

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Episode 124: Unlocking the Beothuk-Mi'kmaq Mystery

Episode 124: Unlocking the Beothuk-Mi'kmaq Mystery

Oral history suggests a connection between ancient Beothuk and Mi'kmaq—so far there is no scientific proof, but that cou... Read more

7 Jan 2020

25mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 116: Toward a More Transparent Search for New Regional Chief

Episode 116: Toward a More Transparent Search for New Regional Chief

Chief PJ Prosper of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs hopes there will be a better process for choosing Morley ... Read more

22 Oct 2019

21mins

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Episode 122: North American Indigenous Games in Mi'kma'ki

Episode 122: North American Indigenous Games in Mi'kma'ki

The North American Indigenous Games in 2020 will bring 5,000 athletes to Halifax next July, and culture will be showcase... Read more

17 Dec 2019

22mins

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Episode 114: Mi'kmaq Burials

Episode 114: Mi'kmaq Burials

Upon her death, Corner Brook resident Dee Dee Starling wants to be buried in a section of Mount Patricia cemetery reserv... Read more

6 Oct 2019

16mins

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Episode 112: Nalcor Energy's Blueberry Blunder

Episode 112: Nalcor Energy's Blueberry Blunder

The hydro company recently sprayed a power line right of way with three kinds of herbicide, just as people from across s... Read more

3 Sep 2019

14mins

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Episode 121: The Charges Against Joel Denny

Episode 121: The Charges Against Joel Denny

Note: this episode deals with topics of sexual assault that may be triggering to some listeners. Please listen with care... Read more

4 Dec 2019

18mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 132: Alarm Over Moderate Livelihood Fishery Talks

Episode 132: Alarm Over Moderate Livelihood Fishery Talks

With little involvement from Mi'kmaq fishers, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Chiefs appear on the verge of signing a deal t... Read more

17 Mar 2020

28mins

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Episode 117: What the Salmon Die-Off Means for Provincial Politics

Episode 117: What the Salmon Die-Off Means for Provincial Politics

Sea-based aquaculture or no jobs? Government media management offers the public few alternatives to risky ventures. But ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

17mins

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Episode 63: Injunction Application Aims To Stop Enrolment Process

Episode 63: Injunction Application Aims To Stop Enrolment Process

On June 18, Keith Morgan, lawyer for Friends of Qalipu , will ask the Supreme Court of Newfoundland to temporarily stop ... Read more

11 Jun 2018

14mins

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Episode 126: Delay of Moderate Livelihood Means Mi'kmaq Suffer

Episode 126: Delay of Moderate Livelihood Means Mi'kmaq Suffer

Seki Bernard Sr. of Eskasoni is the latest fisherman to have his boat sabotaged in the power vacuum created by the Depar... Read more

21 Jan 2020

19mins

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Episode 115: Die-Off Disaster

Episode 115: Die-Off Disaster

Who knew what, and when? This week, we speak to NDP Fisheries critic Jim Dinn who says that rather than personally attac... Read more

15 Oct 2019

18mins

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Episode 64: Province Looks to Qalipu for Economic Rescue

Episode 64: Province Looks to Qalipu for Economic Rescue

John Davis, general manager of Qalipu Development Corporation, says a First Nation can leverage federal funds unavailabl... Read more

25 Jun 2018

22mins

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Episode 127: 250 Years Since James Cook

Episode 127: 250 Years Since James Cook

After developing his navigational skills on the West Coast of "Newfoundland," James Cook arrived on the east coast of Au... Read more

28 Jan 2020

20mins

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Episode 129: Mi'kmaq's Hereditary System and Support for Wet'suwe'ten

Episode 129: Mi'kmaq's Hereditary System and Support for Wet'suwe'ten

Gary Metallic Sr., a member of the Listuguj First Nation band council and the hereditary tribal council, talks about the... Read more

25 Feb 2020

20mins

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Episode 131: Ball's Liberals' Conservation Record

Episode 131: Ball's Liberals' Conservation Record

The Newfoundland Liberals under Dwight Ball are among the worst of any provincial administration in terms of environment... Read more

10 Mar 2020

23mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 118: Chief Mi'sel Joe's Aquaculture Concerns

Episode 118: Chief Mi'sel Joe's Aquaculture Concerns

Miawpukek First Nation's Chief Mi'sel Joe still supports the sea-based industry, but worries about transparency—he also ... Read more

5 Nov 2019

28mins

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Episode 138: A Personal Journey Toward Mi'kmaw Fluency

Episode 138: A Personal Journey Toward Mi'kmaw Fluency

Dean Simon left Flat Bay and crossed the water to live in Eskasoni so he could hear Mi'kmaw whenever he walks down the r... Read more

19 May 2020

21mins

Ranked #20

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Episode 136: Genetic Link Between Beothuk and Living Persons

Episode 136: Genetic Link Between Beothuk and Living Persons

In a study published in journal Genome, Steven Carr, a biologist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, finds genetic c... Read more

5 May 2020

23mins

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