“Living History: 25 years after the Marshall decision” is an exhibition of portraits by Steve Wadden, a settler photojournalist and avid fly fisher, living and working in unceded and unsurrendered Mik’maw territory in Unama’ki, Cape Breton Island. The Marshall case in 1999 stands as a beacon of Indigenous treaty rights in Canada, its waves rippling through the legal and cultural landscape of our time. At the heart of this landmark ruling is Donald Marshall Jr. – Junior to many – a Mi’kmaw from Membertou First Nation. His name would come to echo through the chambers of justice and embody living history for Mi’kmaw youth on land and open waters. The Marshall decision upheld Indigenous rights to earn a livelihood from the harvest and sale of fish, wildlife, wild fruit, and berries, as set forth in the Peace and Friendship Treaties of 1760 and 1761. This exhibition is open from September 16 to November 29 in Gallery 203 and on the third floor in the Corridor Gallery.
free | 9am-4pm
Next Date: Feb 7, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
For more than 25 years, singer-songwriter Andrew Doyle has been performing locally around Cape Breton Island and internationally across the ...
Next Date: Feb 22, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Main-a-Dieu native Mike Wadden has been involved in Cape Breton’s music scene—on stage, in the studio, and at the soundboard—for 40 ye...
Next Date: Feb 7, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Dan McCarthy is a busy entertainer around Cape Breton Island. The singer, songwriter, and guitar player—who splits his time between Glace ...
Next Date: Feb 25, 2025
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Visit Baddeck from February 21st through March 1st, 2025 for the Baddeck Winter Festival and partake in all the winter fun! For regular upda...
Next Date: Feb 12, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Dubbed the grandfather of Cape Breton folk art, Murray Gallant spent his days in his polka-dotted shed, never referred to as a studio, craft...
Next Date: Feb 10, 2025
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Public skating is available on Mondays and Fridays at Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre. Skate and helmet rentals are available at the Sk...
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