Zabrina Whitman
Coordinator, Indigenous Affairs, Acadia University
Zabrina believes strongly in the values of Engage, in the importance of community, and how when we work together we can create a better Nova Scotia for all.
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Of the collaboration, Deslauriers credits Zabrina Whitman, a policy analyst with local, national and international experience for leading the project. Whitman, along with being a member of Glooscap First Nation and daughter of Elder Lorraine Whitman, herself president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, has been “part of the Benjamin Bridge family for years,” says Deslauriers.
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We are all Treaty People. Msit No’kmaq. Treaty Day isn't just a Mi’kmaq celebration, but a day to remind us all to live in peace and friendship with respect for each other. Acadia University President Peter Ricketts and Zabrina Whitman, Indigenous Affairs Coordinator, share their experiences and perspectives on Truth and Reconciliation and the ways higher education can be a barrier or a bridge to inclusion.
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We’re thrilled to announce Devour! The Food Film Fest’s 2021 theme of “Global Indigenous Cinema and Cuisine.” This hybrid event will take place both online and in person in Wolfville, Nova Scotia/Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people, from October 19-24.
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With a fusion of food and film, Devour! has always been a hybrid festival, and this year just got a little sweeter. The 11th installment, celebrating Global Indigenous Cinema and Cuisine, will span 47 events over 6 days, running from October 19-24, 2021. Devour! is thrilled and honoured to announce our headlining special guest, Tomson Highway, Governor General award-winning playwright, musician, and novelist.
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The Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association seeks to build a new centre that will stand proudly as a symbol of resilience and healing, but it has been a challenge in the last two years to secure funding.
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The Nova Scotia Native Women's Association hopes to begin building a $6.5-million resilience centre in Millbook First Nation this fall to help Indigenous women and their families heal.
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Michael was excited about many things including the addition of Zabrina Whitman (Class of 2006) to his Board of Directors.
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Panel interview with Junior Moaku (’19), Tracey McGillivray (’87, ’15), Zabrina Whitman and Robert Ffrench (’04), highlighting an Acadia-specific initiative supporting black and Indigenous students, including discussion about social movements as a call to action and what members of our alumni community can take from the conversation to inform any further activity either as individuals or organizations.
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Among the many milestone achievements of the PAC, it produced a handbook entitledWorking with Indigenous Peoples at Acadia University – Handbook and Protocols…
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At a meeting leading up to the Métis National Council’s (MNC) annual general assembly the topic of identity was put in the spotlight. Over the past year the MNC has taken note of the rising number of people claiming to be eastern Métis.
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More Nova Scotians are claiming Métis heritage and attempting to access Aboriginal and Treaty rights. “This is a new phenomenon since the ’80s that people are emerging…
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Although the Supreme Court of Canada has said that the Mi’kmaq do have Rights, they have never clearly said what these Rights are.
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Determining The Relationship Between “Economic Development,” Traditional Knowledge and Natural Resource Management in the Context of the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq
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