Nova Scotia’s third Heritage Day will honour Mi’kmaw heritage by celebrating the important accomplishments of the Mi’kmaw community, including its contribution to Canada’s favorite past time, hockey.
Pardon, Apology, for Late Grand Chief Gabriel Sylliboy
Gabriel Sylliboy, a late grand chief of the Mi’kmaq, remembered for defending his people’s right to hunt and fish, received a posthumous pardon and apology from the province, today, Feb. 16, for his conviction for hunting illegally almost 90 years ago. Grand Chief Sylliboy was 44 years old in 1927 when he was arrested and […]
One Year of Open Data
Government is marking the first anniversary of its open data portal by making more than 50 new and refreshed data collections available to the public.