2004 Media Releases

Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network & Tripartite Forum
Dec, 2004
Mi'kmaw Cultural Gathering held at Correctional Facility
(Halifax, NS) - The Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network and the Mi'kmaq - Nova Scotia - Canada Tripartite Forum hosted a cultural gathering on December 2, 2004. It was held at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside. (full text)

TRIPARTITE FORUM

June, 2004
Partnership for One Goal
For the first time, in the Mi'kmaq - Nova Scotia - Canada Tripartite Forum, Mi'kmaq and government members from the seven working committees worked together to develop goals to improve the lives of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq. (full text)

TRIPARTITE FORUM
May 12, 2004
Laying a Strong Foundation for the Future
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day, which provides an opportunity to celebrate the cultures and contributions First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have made to Canada.(full text)

MI’KMAW LEGAL SUPPORT NETWORK
April 6, 2004
Reducing the Representation of Mi’kmaq Youth in the Nova Scotia Justice System
The Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network recently brought together over 80 people from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organizations in an effort to reduce the numbers (full text)

MI’KMAW LEGAL SUPPORT NETWORK
March 11, 2004
Helping Aboriginal Youth understand the Youth Criminal Justice System
Teachers, administrators and counselors of Aboriginal youth recently gathered for a workshop to help them educate youth about the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (full text)