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“Joan Weeks brings us the story of the resilient women and men of Waycobah First Nation in Nova Scotia. Survivors of residential school, they are finding healing one stitch at a time with the sewing of regalia for the community’s children.” Listen below to the CBC radio program describing the project undertaken by Elders at…

Our 2017/18 Annual Report is now available. Contact Us to request a hard copy. The report includes highlights of our programs and initiatives, governance and financial reports. 

The CBC recently published an article on a project Elders took on this winter at Mawita’mk:
Waycobah First Nation residential school survivors make regalia for youth as part of healing process. We captured this beautiful video of the graduates dancing and singing for the Elders at Mawita’mk.

We had a wonderful gathering on family day at Mawitamk. We shared music, stories, food and played games with Mawitamk members, staff, volunteers, family and friends. Thank you to everyone who made this a special day to celebrate our families. We also showed this video recording of Bill’s story about being taken away from his home,…

We will be celebrating Family Day on February 20th, 2017. Mawita’mk members and staff invite you to join us. The celebration will include games, displays of family trees, and family pictures. Food will also be served. Date: Feb 20, 2017 Location: 35 Subdivision Rd, We’koqma’q First Nation. Time: 3-6pm

When: January 26th What: Spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread, lemon square and drink of your choice. Cost: $10 each Free Delivery. Support the Mawita’mk Society and a enjoy a nice homemade dinner Thursday January 26th, 2017.

Thank you for visiting mawitamk.org and welcome to our updated website. We hope that you will enjoy learning more about our mission, hearing some of our stories, and meeting the people that work and volunteer at Mawita’mk Soceity. If you notice anything that appears to be out of order or if you have questions please contact us and…