UINR is looking for a Lab & Field Assistant to be part of our Maliamu’kik Msit Ko’kqmanaq team for the summer. If you are interested in learning more click on the link below to see the full job posting. Deadline to apply is May 6, 2024. MMK Lab and Field Ass’t 2024
A fantastic THREE year opportunity to work on some exciting UINR initiatives. Deadline is June 28th. Apply! Click here for the full Job Description and for details on how to apply: Aquatic Research Coordinator v2
UINR is requesting proposals for a Nature Based Climate Solution strategic plan for an are in Unama’ki. See the entire RFP for details: UINR RFP Nature Smart Climate Solutions 06 Dec 2021[37]
As a Mi’kmaw organization, we value insights from Western science and we also value our own ways of knowing and being. Given the interest in Two-Eyed Seeing, reconciliation and the need for many projects to collaborate and partner with Indigenous peoples, we would like to provide guidance on how this can be achieved with UINR. … Read More
As part of our on-going commitment to learn about important species from our knowledge holders, UINR is pleased to introduce another addition to our Mi’kmaw knowledge booklets! While many of our previous booklets focused on species at risk, Atlantic mackerel, amalamek, continues to provide for our people as food and bait for other species when … Read More
This report was commissioned to describe the initiation of an exploratory study gathering Mi’kmaw views from all five communities in Unama’ki – Eskasoni, Membertou, Potlotek, Wagmatcook and We’koqma’q – regarding what they think is important to include in a management plan for Mi’kmaq-led Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs). The study used the Kluskap Wilderness … Read More
UINR has partnered with CEPI Youth to launch an exciting new contest, where you can win great prizes while learning about the species-at-risk that live in the Bras d’Or Lakes Watershed. To enter you must submit a photo via social media (Facebook or Instagram) or iNaturalist (Project name TBA) or by email. Include the following … Read More
Join us Friday, June 21st (National Aboriginal Day) for a Salmon Ceremony at the Margaree Fish Hatchery to honour Atlantic salmon. Come participate in a ceremony that honours both the salmon and our relationship with the species. Everyone is welcome! Jukwita’q!
UINR is looking for fishers to help us gather genetic information on Striped Bass to determine spawning origin. We are asking fishers who retain fish to collect fin clips and measure length (and stomach contents are helpful). If you fish or are planning to fish for Striped Bass along the eastern coast of Cape Breton … Read More
Salmon returns remain critically low in most of Nova Scotia. Kelt fishing is only permitted in the Margaree River. Please refrain from fishing and/or keeping kelts (slinks, black salmon) in any other river. For more information please contact your local fisheries office. Here’s a printable version of our poster.