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First, a moment to introduce ourselves
We are a small but mighty nonprofit working with partners to support community well-being and resilience, and reimagine what it means to live together in Mi’kma’ki.
Most recently our focus has been on climate change, including the bigger story of how we got here, what else is changing, and what we can do to take care of ourselves and our communities in times of uncertainty.
We are grateful to live and work in Nova Scotia/Mi’kma’ki, which from time immemorial has been the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq. In all our work we aspire to practice the Four Rs of Netukulimk: relationship, respect, reciprocity, and responsibility.
We love to host gatherings that restore balance, re-author outdated narratives, and generate positive action.
Here’s what we’re doing (or will do) in 2025.
Host online lunchtime conversations that Reimagine Resilience in our region
Celebrate four seasons of Air Chéilidh, the Gaelic Narrative Project, with a harvest document and online gathering in early May
Adapt and offer our Climate Connections course in different communities and groups in HRM
Offer a facilitation training for those inspired to use the course to engage their own communities
Develop a new set of modules for the upcoming African Nova Scotian Climate Justice Ambassadors Program
Host an Entangled Roots gathering at the Tatamagouche Centre in June
Host a Deepening Connections retreat at the Tatamagouche Centre in September
We look forward to meeting you!

Meet the 2025 board
Annika is Assistant Professor in social and sustainable entrepreneurship at Saint Mary’s University. Previously, she was Executive Director of Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia (IONS) and Inspiring Communities.
Bradley is co-founder and co-CEO of Placemaking 4G, a Nova Scotia-based group focused on creating more equitable and inclusive workplaces. He is is a community leader, coach and member of the African Nova Scotian community.
Diane is an Inuk woman and doctoral candidate in the Educational Foundations PhD program at Mount Saint Vincent University, with a focus on intersections between Indigenous land education and contemplative ecological studies.
Frances is Program and Development Officer in the Nova Scotia Department of Sports and Recreation, and a longtime champion of Gaelic heritage, language and culture.
Sylvia is the CEO of the Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute. Her work in education and the community is rooted in core Africentric principles.
Partners and funders

Where we’ve been
Gaels reflect on ways history lives on in the present—as ancestral knowledge and inspiration, and also as shadow narratives.
Scenarios from the future reveal vulnerabilities in our current food systems, as well as clues about what is critical to do now.
In a time of disruption and suspension, 16 stories shine through the cracks in dominant narratives.
The Authentic Leadership in Action (ALIA) Institute seeded many community change projects and practices in Nova Scotia, including How We Thrive.