Mélançon / Melanson: New Y DNA results in the Acadian Amerindian Ancestry Project, and a match, add to a growing Y DNA signature for legacy Acadian surname Mélançon / Melanson.  Those who travel to the Melanson Settlement National Historic Site ("pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/ns/melanson/index") in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, will experience the family history of Charles Melanson, and his wife, Marie Dugas in Acadia. Research of Mélançon / Melanson history will show much debate about the possible origins of the surname progenitor, Pierre dit Laverdure Melancon, and his wife, Priscilla.  A visitor to the "AcadiansWereHere.org" website may find the names of Mélançon / Melanson descendants who were exiled to Snow Hill and Annapolis, Maryland in 1755, recorded on the 1763 Acadian Census taken at these locations.  

Mélançon / Melanson men who have Y DNA tests discover that throughout history, passed down from fathers to their sons, is a consistent set of markers, encoded in their Y DNA, that prevails among Mélançon / Melanson male descendants today.  Y DNA tests reveal historic Acadian lineages among living male descendants.  Find out how: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/acadian-amerindian/about/background

"Mi'kmaq chiefs want Cornwallis statue 'removed immediately'
Panel to discuss the statue of man who offered a bounty for Mi'kmaq scalps has yet to be formed, chiefs say"
By Marina von Stackelberg, CBC News Posted: Jan 27, 2018 7:54 AM AT Last Updated: Jan 27, 2018 5:56 PM AT

"De plus en plus de Métis se réapproprient leur culture. En 2016, ils étaient 600 000 Canadiens à s'identifier comme tels, un chiffre qui est loin de faire l'unanimité. Cent trente-trois ans après la pendaison de Louis Riel, la « question métisse » continue de diviser. Retour sur une identité complexe."

"Les Métis, une nation divisée" (PUBLIÉ LE LUNDI 22 JANVIER 2018)

"It's not just traditional for us. Hunting is still the best way to feed Inuit and the cash from seal skins keep that cycle going."
Watch the video: ​https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156050791586950&id=185669354938012

"Last July, an invasive insect called Hemlock Woolly Adelgid was discovered in Southwestern Nova Scotia. Fortunately, the pest has not yet been found inside Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.

"Beginning in 2018, Kejimkujik will introduce measures to help prevent the entry of invasive species. All imported firewood will be prohibited at Kejimkujik and only firewood purchased in the park will be permitted..."

Read the following article for information about this new policy: "KEJI FIREWOOD POLICY CHANGE" by David Murray‎ to Friends of Keji Cooperating Association (January 23 2018 at 11:23am​)