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Nova Scotia: Out-of-Print Album and Waban-Aki Nation

nova scotia: The rare, long out-of-print album has been remastered and is being released on 180-gram vinyl and CD with updated artwork and liner notes on June 15th, according to Rabble. Originally born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Obomsawin moved to Odanak, Quebec with her mother when she was six months old. At the age of 85, the unimposing activist is reissuing her 1988 album Bush Lady. This was the reservation of her parents' birth. Originally, their land included all of New England and the Eastern Townships of Canada, including New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the southern part of Qu bec. Obomsawin is from the Waban-Aki Nation, meaning People of the Sunrise. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.