Category Archives: Indigenous-led Conservation

It remains All About The Road (into the citizen-proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area) 26Oct2026

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Admin

By Nina Newington It’s all about the road. WestFor, with DNR’s approval, is currently building a road through buffer zones supposed to protect endangered Black ash on Crown land in Annapolis County. Black ash is one of the species at … Continue reading →

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WestFor constructs road ignoring buffers for Black Ash in citizen-proposed Protected Area (Nova Scotia) 3Oct2026

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Admin

& An Update Oct 16, 2026 At 6 AM yesterday – Wednesday – two trucks drove past the tent where I lay reading, listening to the rain on the canvas, listening for the backhoe operator to come in…Please do email … Continue reading →

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Language Matters 12Aug2026

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Admin

Wrote  Nina Newington yesterday, Day 245 of Camp Now:  The climate and nature catastrophe that is bearing down on us is the direct result of an economic system rooted in a particular idea, the idea that we humans are separate … Continue reading →

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Shoulder to Shoulder – NN 16Nov2025

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Admin

This is the text of Nina Newington’s comments to participants at the Shoulder to Shoulder, We are All Treaty People Rally yesterday: “Wela’lioq to Glenda Junta and Michelle Paul for extending the invitation to create this rally; to Elder – … Continue reading →

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Rally Sat Nov 15, 2025 Halifax: Shoulder to Shoulder, We are All Treaty People

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Admin

If you live, work, play, or pray in Nova Scotia, we want you there. We want to hear your voices! — Mi’kmaw land defenders Michelle Paul and Glenda Junta Bring your community banners, signs, flags and regalia. Bring your drums, … Continue reading →

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“Mi’kmaq Establish Cultural Revitalization Camp at Hunters Mountain to Protect Sacred Land and Medicines” 16Sep2025

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Admin

Received by NSFN, From: unamakimedicinecamp Mon, Sep 15, 2025 Subject: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mi’kmaq Establish Cultural Revitalization Camp at Hunters Mountain in Unama’ki Unama’ki – More than 100 Mi’kmaw rights holders have established a cultural revitalization camp at the foot … Continue reading →

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