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Oscar Baker III

Former CBC reporter

Oscar Baker III is a Black and Mi’kmaw reporter from Elsipogtog First Nation. He is the former Atlantic region reporter for CBC Indigenous. He is a proud father and you can follow his work @oggycane4lyfe

    Latest from Oscar Baker III

    Meet the 69-year-old TikTok influencer spreading Dakota knowledge and love

    Sherry Whitehawk in Yorkton, Sask., blends food and traditional knowledge in her videos to spread some grandmotherly wisdom.
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    Why these Mi'kmaw dancers are teaching others the traditional ko'jua dance

    Mi’kmaq in the New Brunswick community of Metepenagiag had the opportunity to learn about a traditional Mi’kmaw dance and songs on Friday.
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    First Nations pool players meet at world championship tournament in Las Vegas

    Two First Nations men from the Maritimes chanced to meet among thousands of players in Las Vegas for the 2024 BCA Pool World Championships.
    Indigenous

    Storytelling project helps newcomers and Indigenous people find shared narratives

    Storytelling project WhereWeStand brings together Indigenous and newcomer artists to explore what stories they share.
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    Wolastoqey fishers say proposed elver fishery shutdown infringes on treaty rights

    Last week, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) issued letters to commercial licence holders that it will not renew licences ahead of the elver season that typically starts in late March.
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    2 Afro-Indigenous writers say telling their own stories helps empower youth

    This Black history month, two Afro-Indigenous women say by telling their own stories they're helping empower youth.
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    Mi'kmaw communities on Cape Breton Island dig out from massive snowfall

    Some Mi'kmaw communities on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia are still digging themselves out after a multi-day storm blanketed the area in nearly a metre and a half of snow in some places. 
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    4 First Nations athletes become inaugural Nikanus Red Dress Leadership Award winners

    The new award recognizes Indigenous women and girls for leadership in sport, culture and community in Atlantic Canada.
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    Project to offer Wolastoqew day school survivors in New Brunswick specific healing programs

    The Wolastoqey Tribal Council Inc. was recently awarded a $100,000 Bell Let's Talk Diversity Grant to provide healing programming over the next three years, including hosting cultural events and a gathering of survivors.
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    We'koqma'q First Nation raises signs as part of MMIWG campaign

    Two new signs along TransCanada Highway 105 passing through We'koqma'q First Nation in Nova Scotia are meant to shine a light on the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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