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The drum is sacred to the Mi'Kmaq as it represents the heart beat.
Elder Eileen Brooks of Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook) (front, center) leads the Grand Entry during the 12th Annual Mawio’mi.
Elder Eileen Brooks of Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook), Nova Scotia led the Grand Entry during the 12th Annual Mawio’mi.
The Fancy Shawl Dance symbolizes the life of a butterfly.
Drumming is performed in a sacred circle.
From left to right: Head Junior Male Dancer, Aiden Gloade; Head Female Dancer, Jennifer McDonald; Head Male Dancer, Craig Isaac; and Head Junior Female Dancer, Jaici Syliboy.
Eastern Eagle is an international award winning group of Mi'kmaq singers and drummers from Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook), Nova Scotia.
Throughout the day, dancers performed several traditional dances, including: Intertribal dancing, the Men’s Grass and Women’s Jingle, the Spot Dance and Kojua.
Mawio’mi is the Mi'kmaq word for a gathering or celebration featuring (commonly) music, dancing, arts & crafts venders and food. All Nations and races are welcome to enjoy Mawio’mi.
NSCC Truro Campus hosted the 12th Annual Mawio’mi Celebration on January 30, 2019.
The event celebrates Mi’kmaq culture with singing, drumming, dancing and arts & crafts displays and welcome guests from several First Nations across Nova Scotia, neighbouring schools, the local community and students from NSCC Truro Campus.
Mawio’mi is the Mi'kmaq word for a gathering or celebration featuring (commonly) music, dancing, arts & crafts venders and food. All Nations and races are welcome to enjoy Mawio’mi.
Officials with the Nova Scotia Community College Strait Area Campus have held their 2019 convocation ceremony.
Over the course of the next few days, 80,000 Nova Scotians will open their mailboxes and find an envelope containing an invitation to participate in a survey like no other.
Many lives are about to change in Cape Breton, again. Nova Scotia Community College’s Marconi Campus will be celebrating the graduation of more than 550 students during two convocation ceremonies on Friday at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. There will be two ceremonies, one at 10 a.m. and a second at 2 p.m.
The principal of the Nova Scotia Community CollegeStrait Area Campus says college officials are excited for construction to get underway on their new student residence.
June 13, 2019 has been a long time coming for the 280 graduating students of NSCC Pictou Campus. Convocation took place at the Pictou County Wellness Centre.
“I graduated from high school in 2015 and, like many other teenagers, I had no idea what I wanted to do when I got older,” Brendan Stone said. ”
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