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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi\u2019kmaw Chiefs says the provincial government\u2019s cuts to grants will mean the loss of Mi’kmaq programs that were built to address deep and historic inequities. Premier Tim Houston said earlier this week he would restore some of the cuts included in the recent budget, including to programs that help the most vulnerable Nova Scotians. Amid public outcry, he said the government will reinstate $53.6 million to programs for people with disabilities and seniors, and for African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. Of that, $83,000 will return to a program that works to increase Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian representation at the Schulich School of Law and $50,000 to the Unama’ki College Aboriginal accessibility program at Cape Breton University. Sidney Peters, chief of Glooscap First Nation… <\/p>\n

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The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi\u2019kmaw Chiefs says the provincial government\u2019s cuts to grants will mean the loss of Mi’kmaq programs that were built to address deep and historic inequities. Premier Tim Houston said earlier this week he would restore some of the cuts included in the recent budget, including to programs that help the most vulnerable Nova Scotians. Amid public outcry, he said the government will reinstate $53.6 million to programs for people with disabilities and seniors, and for African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. Of that, $83,000 will return to a program that works to increase Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian representation at the Schulich School of Law and $50,000 to the Unama’ki College Aboriginal accessibility program at Cape Breton University. Sidney Peters, chief of Glooscap First Nation... <\/p>\n

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