Kesik: Winter, and the circle is complete. It was a gratifying moment to achieve the unity of the five Unama’ki Chiefs, the Mayors, and Wardens of Cape Breton, provincial and federal departments, all joining together to develop and implement a management plan for the Bras d’Or Lakes and watershed. An historic moment! As secretariat for...

Toqa’q (Autumn) is the beginning of the Mi’kmaq year. It is the time when salmon go back to the sea and our ancestors would return to the interior. The birds flying south, the eels in the rivers, and the moose in the forests gave us what we needed to survive from year to year and...

In older times, nipk (summer) was the time when our families travelled to summer camps along the shores to gather fish, shellfish, roots, and herbs to supplement our summer diet. These traditions are still important to us and, at UINR we continue to work on ensuring that these resources will be there in the future...

Siwkw – Spring is in the air! After all the mild winter weather, it is great to see the pussywillows announcing the return of Spring, the most important season of all. Spring represents a new beginning for all of earth’s creations. That is the focus of this, the third issue of UINR Marten–new beginnings. Of...

Pjila’si – Welcome to the second issue of the UINR MARTIN. We have been busy since our last newsletter and in this issue we’ll try to fill you in on some of our current projects and activities. The issue of moose management has been getting a lot of attention lately and I am happy to...

Pjila’si – Welcome to our first issue of the UINR MARTIN. Our newsletter will be published four times a year, with every season to bring you news on all of the projects we are working on, the partnerships we are making and other news of First Nation’s involvement in protecting our natural resources. UINR is...