UINR was formed fifteen years ago, in 1999 when the five chiefs at the time signed the official papers to set up an organization to represent Unama’ki Mi’kmaq communities on natural resources and the environment. The signatory Chiefs were Allison Bernard (Eskasoni), Lindsay Marshall (Potlotek), Terry Paul (Membertou), Morley Googoo (We’koqma’q), and Mary L. Bernard (Wagmatcook). To commemorate … Read More
Please join us at 6 pm for dessert and discussion to share UINR’s vision and your ideas for a sustainable environment in Unama’ki. ESKASONI Tuesday January 27 Crane Cove Boardroom POTLOTEK Thursday January 29 Community Hall WAGMATCOOK Tuesday February … Read More
UINR’s Moose Management Initiative & Parks Canada Invite you to a public information session on forest health and the over-abundant population of moose in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Thursday November 6, Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre, 6:00–8:00pm If you are unable to attend the meeting in Wagmatcook, please join us at one of our … Read More
Every year UINR’s Annual Feast in the Highlands has been growing and this year, our ninth, was the biggest yet! In case you missed it, or if you want to relive some of the highlights, here are some links to media stories and video from the day’s event! UINR’s Facebook page for some photos: facebook.com/UINRpage … Read More
The summer issue of UINR MARTEN is chock full of stories, photos and information on UINR’s activities over the summer. In this issue you can read all about the monument that was recently unveiled in Mala and the story behind how it got there. Our featured partner is the Moose Management Initiative and it’s timely … Read More
We would like to invite you to our annual Feast in the Highlands to celebrate work on developing a management plan for moose in Unama’ki. For the past nine years the Moose Working Group and UINR have hosted Feast in the Highlands. What started as an opportunity for the people involved in moose management … Read More
Visiting Malikewe’j (Malagawatch) for the first time, people often describe a sense of peace and well-being that comes over them as they enter the Mi’kmaq community on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes. Mala, as it is affectionately known to the Cape Breton Mi’kmaq who share it, is off the beaten track, and its … Read More
UINR’s Shelley Denny, Angela Denny and Tyson Paul are attending the 2014 Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society in Quebec City on August 17 to 21. They are presenting our poster Managing for Seven Generations: Mi’kmaq Knowledge, Eels and the Bras d’Or Lakes during the poster presentation reception on Monday from 6:00 to 8:30 … Read More
If you were a Mi’kmaq teenager, what could be better than to spend a week this summer on the Bras d’Or Lakes? How about reconnecting with nature, learning all about natural resources and traditional Mi’kmaq values and practices? For the next week that is exactly what is happening at Nikani Awtiken, a summer camp for … Read More
Charlie Dennis’ Oyster Garden–Chapel Island Mission Last August I received a call from my close friend Noel J. Gould saying he had a story he wanted to share with me. I think it’s very important to share it now because of events that have taken place. Noel had grave concerns about the conditions on Chapel … Read More
UINR welcomes Pie’l Lalo Paul as Project Coordinator for our new Climate Change Adaptation Project. Pie’l is working with our communities to help develop a modeling tool to assess the vulnerability of community lands and infrastructure to the impacts of climate change such as sea level rise and increased storm surge events. “I’m grateful for the … Read More
The Spring issue of UINR Marten is available now as a free download. It’s been a busy year so far and we have a lot of new projects on the go. It’s the Year of the Moose at UINR and this issue features information on two new videos and two new books that we just … Read More