Press articles

The Reporter, September 2023

Woodworking skills at display at Friends United (PDF)

The Inverness Oran, Sept. 2023

Alexander Graham Bell Museum features Indigenous art

Town of Port Hawkesbury, June 2023

Mawiomi Friendship Gala – Donation of Friends United Artwork (PDF)

The Inverness Oran, May 2023

Local Indigenous artists supported through rotary club auction

The Reporter, May 2023

Friends United excelling with work on reconciliation (PDF)

The Reporter, April 2023

Indigenous art donated by Friends United to Strait Richmond Palliative Care Society

The Reporter, March 2023

Friends United displays at paramedic stations

Gobal News, Halifax March 2023

New Partnership sees Indigenous Art showcased at Paramedic Stations Across NS

CTV News, Halifax March 2023

Colourful canvases: Indigenous artwork on display at paramedic stations in Nova Scotia

The Reporter, December 2022

Friends United meets with Chinese Ambassador

The Reporter, December 2022

Friends United hosts second annual reconciliation talks

The Inverness Oran, December 2022

Friends United Reconciliations Talks wrapped up

Halifax Stanfield Intern. Airport, Oct. 2022

Local Mi’kmaq Artist Loretta Gould Unveils New Permanent Display at Halifax Stanfield

The Reporter, June 2022

Loretta Gould honoured to be part of installations (EHS) (PDF)

Cape Breton Post, June 2022

Indigenous art to be on display at paramedic stations

The Reporter, August 2021

Friends United Founder, Rolf Bouman, nominated among the Top 25 Immigrants in Canada 

Cape Breton Post, July 2021

Article about Loretta and Shiane Gould, Friends United Artists

The Reporter, May 2021

Re-opening the Friends United Center to the public

Cape Breton Post, May 2021

Friends United Convention Center soon open to the public

Cape Breton Post, May 2021

BC Tree becomes Totem Pole in Cape Breton (Artist: Gerry Sheena)

Cape Breton Post, March 2021

Grandmothers to return to traditional Mi’kmaq leadership roles

The Inverness Oran, Febr. 2021

453 year old white cedar trees get new life in Cape Breton (PDF)

The Reporter, March 2019

Artist work together at Friends United Center

The Reporter, March 2019

Friends United Center keeps building bridges

The Inverness Oran, March 2019

Friends United aims to bridge the divide between cultures (PDF)

The Reporter, May 2014

Rolf Bouman receives Cultural Award of Merit on behalf of Friends United (PDF)

The Inverness Oran, May 2014

Rolf Bouman receives Cultural Award of Merit on behalf of Friends United (PDF)

The Inverness Oran 2013

First Nations art exhibit on display in Halifax (PDF)

The Reporter, November 2013

Mi’kmaq heritage centre unveiled to the public

The Chronicle Herald 2013

Halifax Friends United exhibition (PDF)

The Sunday Herald

Mi’kmaq art at city hall January 2012 (PDF)

Cape Breton Post, February 2012

Friends United exhibit includes island artists (PDF)

The Inverness Oran

Friends United honours First Nation peoples and aboriginal artists Nov. 28, 2011 (PDF)

The Inverness Oran

Rolf Bouman and the Friends United International Convention Centre

Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Award for Friends United