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News and Reflections: Tsimshian DNA reveals a post-contact people in decline -- April 28, 2018

4/28/2018

"Unraveling the Genetic History of a First Nations People: By looking at the DNA of Tsimshian people before and after European contact, researchers paint a more nuanced history" ... by Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian (April 26, 2018)

News and Reflections: "The Magic of Acadian Skies" -- April 25, 2018

4/25/2018

"The Magic of Acadian Skies" Copyright John Robichaud

The above, copyright-protected image is published on the AAMS website with the permission of the photographer, John Robichaud. Reach John on Facebook at John Robichaud Studio and on the web at John Robichaud Photographic Arts (www.johnrobichaud.com). Robichaud's "The Magic of Acadian Skies," where Longfellow's "Evangeline" comes to life, is available as a limited edition fine art print.

News and Reflections: The many facets of "La Ceinture Fléchée" -- April 24, 2018

4/24/2018

The colorful sash worn by the AAMS, around the waist or across the body, never fails to inspire questions: "Where did the sash come from?" "How is it made?" "What is the meaning of the design?" While we are still in want of a comprehensive story of the sash, we provide the following videos to give insight into the origins of the beautiful, and culturally significant, "Ceinture Fléchée:"

News and Reflections: Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre planned for Halifax

4/20/2018

"Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre invites Halifax to ‘come with us’ on journey to create new space. The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre held an event to bless its new land on Gottingen Street and unveil new renderings." ... by Zane Woodford, Star Metro Halifax (April 19, 2018)

News and Reflections: Crimes against humanity -- April 20, 2018

4/20/2018

"The 'trial' of Sir John A. Macdonald: Would he be guilty of war crimes today?" CBC Radio (April 11, 2018)

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News and Reflections: Tsimshian DNA reveals a post-contact people in decline -- April 28, 2018

News and Reflections: "The Magic of Acadian Skies" -- April 25, 2018

News and Reflections: The many facets of "La Ceinture Fléchée" -- April 24, 2018

News and Reflections: Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre planned for Halifax

News and Reflections: Crimes against humanity -- April 20, 2018

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