Mi'kmaq Maliseet Nations News Information

The objectives of the newspaper are to celebrate and lift people up/lift their spirits with an emphasis on positive stories and success stories in the Mi'kmaq community, to archive and record history, to educate, and to provide information on current stories and events that have relevance to the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet people in Atlantic Canada. The vision of a community newspaper arose in 1990 - the brainchild of Mr. Daniel N. Paul and Mr. Rick Simon. In the premier issue of the Micmac Nation News, Editor Rick Simon laid out this vision:"We are placing a strong emphasis on news in the communities that reflects the culture and lifestyles of the Micmacs, no matter how small and unimportant it may seem, because if not for the effort on our part, the larger non-Native papers see news in a different fashion, and in many cases, can't be bothered to cover the Native beat unless there is controversy involved." Today at the MMNN offices, they feel that they have stuck to that vision. Over 90% of written content is supplied by the communities, either through organizations that represent them, communications officers and community-minded people. As the publishers, The Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq and their Board of Directors remain committed to providing the communication link. CMM's Executive Director and publisher Dr. Donald Julien had this to share:"One thing that we take pride in about our newspaper is that we are not a rag to complain or to damage anyone's reputation, or to focus on stories of corruption or any other bad news stories or events. We continue to help each community to share their stories and their successes. We also showcase special events and celebrations throughout the Atlantic.Let's continue to work together for the greater good of all our people, and continue to support this newspaper for another 20 years!" Former Editor/Manager Tim Bernard commented,