Job Description
Sipekne’katik is a multi-generational, Mi’kmaq community of over 3,000 members located in Hants County, Nova Scotia. Sipekne’katik is a close-knit community with a strong focus on education and health, and a strong desire to advance economic development initiatives.
In 2013, the community (formerly known as Indian Brook or Shubenacadie First Nation) reclaimed its traditional Indigenous name, Sipekne’katik, meaning “where the wild potatoes grow.”
Sipekne’katik is one of the seven geographic districts and one of 13 First Nation Bands of Mi’kma’ki – the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. It includes approximately 1,400 hectares of land holdings, including 408.3 hectares in New Ross, 43.5 hectares in Pennal 19, 412 hectares in Shubenacadie, 55.7 hectares in Wallace Hills, 1,000 acres at Grand Lake (Shubenacadie Indian Reserve No. 13) and 690 acres of fee‑simple land.
STATEMENT OF INTENTION
Sipekne’katik is a community rooted in the tradi...