National Aboriginal Awareness Week is designated to increase public service awareness of Canada's Aboriginal peoples. This objective is part of the federal government's strategy to foster increased employment and greater retention of Aboriginal people in the public service.

The Aboriginal peoples of the Atlantic include the Innu, Inuit, Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Metis and Labrador Metis peoples. Environment Canada works with some of these Aboriginal communities and their representative organizations through our work with wildlife management and conservation, environmental protection and meteorological services. The following are projects that illustrate the kind of work we do with Aboriginal communities.

Project Links

• Government of Canada's long-term strategy to address the Marshall decision
• Ashkui Project
• Agreement between EC and Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources
• Success through Partnership Benefits Bras d'Or

The following are Aboriginal links to a variety of organizations and communities through out the Atlantic and Nationally. These links give you information on Aboriginal communities and organizations that work on their behalf, as well as cultural, historical, socio-economic and demographic information.

Aboriginal Links

• First Nation communities of NS
• Confederacy of Mainland Mi'kmaq
• Union of Nova Scotia Indians
• Native Council of Nova Scotia
• Atlantic Policy Congress
• Membertou First Nation
• Chapel Island First Nation
• Eskasoni Fish & Wildlife Commission and Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources
• Mi'kmaq College Institute, UCCB
• Eskasoni and Mi'kmaq Sites

• NB First Nation Communities
• NB First Nation Organizations
• Mi'kmaq Maliseet Institute, University of NB
• Joint Economic Development Initiative

• First Nation Communities
• Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI

• Miawpukek First Nation
• Innu Nation
• Labrador Inuit Association
• Labrador Metis Nation
• Federation of Newfoundland Indians

• Assembly of First Nations
• Inuit Tapirisat of Canada