L’Nu Videos, Stories & Press Releases

Sa’qewi-ilnuwey Awti, Honoring Our Ancestors

This short video tells a beautiful story of Indigenous conservation and how the Mi’gmaq in New Brunswick are connected to the Big Salmon River watershed.

Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqiyik Sign Declaration to Protect Big Salmon River

In this story, CBC’s Prapti Bamaniya, shares the news of a joint Declaration made by the Mi’gmaq and Wolastoqiyik / Wəlastəkwiyik of New Brunswick to protect and care for the Big Salmon River watershed as an IPCA. Click here for the press release. For a detailed account written by Edmund Redfield of Fort Folly Habitat Recovery, click here Rationale for the Proposed Big Salmon River Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area.

Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas Help Achieve Both Reconciliation and Conservation Objectives in New Brunswick

This New Lynx Media story shares how Indigenous Nations in New Brunswick are regaining control of their land while protecting nature through IPCAs. For more on the story, including the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s generous donation of 43 hectares (108 acres) of land in Shemogue to Keki’namuanen Msit Wen Wlo’tmnen Nmaqami’kminu

An IPCA Summer This documentary features the voices and perspectives of incredible Mi’gmaq youth in New Brunswick, following a summer spent on the land working for Amlamgog’s Indigenous Protected and Cultural Areas project .

Land Donation Contributes to Growing Amlamgog First Nation Conservation Project

This article by Erica Butler at CHMA Community News tells the story of a sacred piece of land that was donated back to the Mi’gmaq by Daniel LeBlanc and his family during an Ancestor Ceremony on July 19, 2023. Click here to see the press release.