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Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission
Official page for EFWC (Eskasoni Fish and Wildlife Commission)
•Fisheries
•Protection of Ecosystem
Expect mail outs in the new year! In the meantime share and download the new 2025 collection calendar. Any mistakes/updates will be corrected and posted in the new year!![]()
Tree collection will also be announced at a later date!
Get your old electronics and paint ready for electronic drop off on Friday. Get an early start on your spring cleaning. Check out the expanded collection list on recyclemyelectronics.ca/ns
March 31 – National Indigenous Languages Day ![]()
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Our language is more than just words; it is the foundation of our culture, our identity, and our history. For the Mi'kmaq people, our language has connected us to the land and to each other for generations.![]()
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But like many Indigenous languages, the Mi'kmaw language is at risk. Years of colonization, residential schools, and government policies have tried to erase our language, leaving fewer fluent speakers today. Without action, we risk losing not just words, but the knowledge, traditions, stories, and ways of thinking that our ancestors have passed down for centuries.![]()
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Revitalizing our language means making it part of our daily lives—speaking it, teaching it, and sharing it with the next generation. It means supporting language programs, learning from our Elders, Storytelling, and creating spaces where Mi'kmaq can thrive once again. Our language and teachings are embedded into the stories. Every word spoken, every lesson taught, every story told, and every effort made helps ensure our language survives and grows.![]()
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A community celebration will be held at ABMHS Gymnasium from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in Eskasoni with music & a feast! ![]()
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#NationalIndigenousLanguagesDay #Mi'kmaqLanguage #PreserveOurLanguages #IndigenousLanguages #Mi'kmaqPride
In celebration of National Indigenous Languages Day we are hosting a community gathering with music & feast!![]()
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Monday March 31st, 2025 at the ABMHS Gymnasium from 5-7 pm!![]()
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We hope to see you there!
Happy World Forest Day!![]()
Did you know over the past few centuries, Nova Scotia’s forests – once dominated by old-growth forests with long-lived trees like black ash, sugar maple, hemlock, yellow birch, and cedar – have undergone major change? From a variety of factors, including large forest fires, clear-cuts (for agriculture and timber harvesting) and diseases that affect our trees. Our old-growth forests have majorly declined and these specific species with them.![]()
Since June of 2023, EFWC Staff have been planting trees in Eskasoni! Over these years, with the help of Dr. Steve Manley, we have planted plenty of Ksu’sk - Hemlock, Snawey - Sugar Maple, Wikpi - Elm, Nipnoqan - Yellow Birch, & Kapskusi - Cedar. In the past, these long-lived species would have dominated our forests. Some of these species can live up to over 500 years old. They were planted along the rivers in Eskasoni, planting them here would provide a number of benefits, these include:![]()
Ecological benefits![]()
1. Biodiversity Restoration – providing habitat and nutrients for wildlife. The trees in the future would hopefully bring back species in our rivers such as salmon.![]()
2. Soil health improvement – Native trees improve soil quality by enhancing structure and fertility. Their root systems help prevent erosion, improving bank stabilization.![]()
3. Water conservation – they help regulate the water cycle, maintain watersheds, and mitigate floods and droughts. ![]()
4. Combat climate change as best as we could.![]()
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1. Preserving heritage – for our community, trees have significant cultural & spiritual significance signifying our interconnectedness with all things.![]()
2. Knowledge & practices – these tree species would have played a major role in our cultural practices, such as, medicines ceremonies (pipe, sweat lodges, etc), Waltes, Basketry, Birch bark art, wigwams, canoes, and sewing (spruce root).![]()
While these trees provide a number of benefits, we may not see them in their prime but the next few generations will greatly benefit from the trees being planted.![]()
Wela'liek,![]()
Eskasoni Fish & wildlife Commission