Pjila'si - Welcome

Working with the Mi’kmaq community, Fathom is creating created the new home of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC). This project took shape through collaboration and consultation with the Friendship Centre leadership, staff, advisors and community members. We had the honour of being invited to the Membertou First Nations in Cape Breton to conduct research, take part in a sweat, and engage in extensive conversation with elders from the Membertou and Eskasoni nations.

Ultimately, this project is the product of extensive listening, learning and doing our best to understand and interpret stories and cultural nuances. The MNFC has served as a gathering place for Halifax’s urban Indigenous community for more than 45 years, providing space for social services and programs and space to celebrate Indigenous culture. The new building, proposed for the corner of Gottingen and Rainnie Drive, will provide much-needed space for additional programming and social services to Halifax’s Indigenous community.

STATUS

Ongoing - Anticipated 2026

TYPE

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Branding

CLIENT

Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre

LOCATION

Halifax, Nova Scotia