Tuesday Night Talks: The Future Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: Story, Healing, and Community

Tue Oct 28 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-03:00

1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 1S3 | Halifax

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Publisher/HostMaritime Museum of the Atlantic
Tuesday Night Talks: The Future Mi\u2019kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: Story, Healing, and Community
Advertisement

Tuesday Night Talks: The Future Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre: Story, Healing, and Community - Mercedes Peters, Sharing Our Stories Coordinator, MDCC
Mercedes is our special speaker who will present the vision and progress of Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre, a $50M capital project. Learn how MDCC will protect 13,000-year-old ancestral sites, return Mi’kmaw belongings from major institutions, and create a world-class centre for story, healing, and community.
Attendees will learn about the Centre’s mandate, programs, and design — and how it will become a gathering space for Mi’kmaw people and a destination for over 60,000 visitors annually.
The Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre will be a meaningful and dynamic centre for Mi’kmaw people, and for visitors from across Nova Scotia, Canada and the world. Currently in the planning stages, the Centre will be built in Debert, Nova Scotia—a place where our ancestors lived more than 11,000 years ago, and a place where they still dwell today.
https://www.mikmaweydebert.ca/
Mercedes will be working closely with the MDCC team on sharing Mi’kmaw worldviews, language and history with learners of all ages, as well as educators across Nova Scotia and beyond. Mercedes was born in Menahkwesk in Wolastokuk and is a band member of Glooscap First Nation.
As part of our Tuesday community nights at the museum, we offer free admission from 5 pm – 8 pm. We also encourage donations to Feed Nova Scotia to help curb food insecurity in Halifax, together!
Advertisement

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3J 1S3

Sharing is Caring:

More Events in Halifax

Paint, Sip, & Diy Doormat Workshop
Mon, 27 Oct at 07:00 pm Paint, Sip, & Diy Doormat Workshop

The Oxford Taproom

36th Annual Dementia Care Conference: Fostering Curiosity in Care
Tue, 28 Oct at 08:00 am 36th Annual Dementia Care Conference: Fostering Curiosity in Care

Cedar Event Centre

ALL AGES Paint Nite -  My Spooky Little Kitty Cat
Tue, 28 Oct at 04:00 pm ALL AGES Paint Nite - My Spooky Little Kitty Cat

Freeman's Little New York

Trivia Singles Mixer - Ages 35-50
Tue, 28 Oct at 07:30 pm Trivia Singles Mixer - Ages 35-50

The Village Taphouse

Trunk or Treat \ud83c\udf83\ud83d\udc7b
Wed, 29 Oct at 06:00 pm Trunk or Treat 🎃👻

Fairview Citadel - The Salvation Army

The Sweat Lodge \u2013 A Cultural Teaching
Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm The Sweat Lodge – A Cultural Teaching

2169 Gottingen Street , Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B3K2Y5

Getting to Net-zero: Applying Behavioural Science to the Energy Transition
Wed, 29 Oct at 06:30 pm Getting to Net-zero: Applying Behavioural Science to the Energy Transition

Halifax Central Library

Halifax is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Halifax Events