A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week were…
“Mikwite’lmanej”
Meaning: let us remember
In the News
- Affordable housing units open in Charlottetown, Abegweit First Nation – CTV News
- Mi’kmaw brothers’ military careers continued their family legacy of service – CBC News
- AFN national chief says all Canadians should recognize Indigenous veterans – APTN News
- P.E.I. signs treaty education MOU with Epekwitk Assembly of Councils – SaltWire Network
- Ottawa’s military cemetery introduces Indigenized headstones for veterans – APTN News
- Ceremonies marking Indigenous Veterans Day take place across the country – APTN News
- Atlantic First Nations Water Authority becomes first Indigenous water utility in Canada – CTV News
- Nature Conservancy of Canada to buy island off western P.E.I. and give it to the Mi’kmaq – CBC News
- Prince Edward Island and First Nations sign Treaty Education MOU – Government of Prince Edward Island
- Nature Conservancy and Mi’kmaq form partnership to protect ecologically significant island – Windspeaker
- National Indigenous Veterans Day honours military sacrifices of Indigenous people in Canada – Pembina Valley
Politics & Law
- Indigenous policing program to expand to Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
- B.C. Indigenous scholar Margo Greenwood appointed as senator – Global News
- Indigenous organizations get standing in Charter case at Supreme Court – Windspeaker
- First Nations rights threatened by Sask.’s natural resource plan, leaders say – CBC News
- Sask. First Nation intervenes at Supreme Court over Impact Assessment Act – MBC Radio
- Sask. First Nations, Opposition call for province to fix duty-to-consult process – CBC News
- New Indigenous co-advisor to Canada’s army commander is officer from CFB Shilo – CBC News
- Recognizing a generic right to self-government for Aboriginal peoples – Canadian Bar Association
- Co-development of new independent centre for special claims to get underway – Penticton Herald
- Yukon government kills law that would give First Nations veto over resource projects – APTN News
- As Hamilton considers expansion, First Nations experts watch how consultation unfolds – CBC News
- Grand Chief backs call for Indigenous representation on proposed RCMP, CBSA watchdog – CBC News
- West Coast First Nations, feds reach tentative understanding on vast offshore region – Westerly News
- Canada’s support of Line 5 violates Indigenous treaty rights and harms the natural world – Toronto Star
- Yukon Liberals spike NDP bill that would have required First Nations’ consent over oil and gas development – CBC News
- ‘You will be arrested’: Coastal GasLink security denies Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief access to monitor project construction – The Narwhal
- ‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines – Hill Times
Business, Finance & Economics
- Employment opportunities on the rise for Mi’kmaq youth – SaltWire Network
- Mi’kmaw non-profit connects Indigenous youth with jobs of the future – Government of Canada
- AFOA Canada launches new certification program aimed at closing the infrastructure gap facing Indigenous communities – Newswire
Education, Health & Culture
- What were Indigenous soldiers fighting for? – CBC Radio
- Iroquois recognized for role in helping British in War of 1812 – APTN News
- Frosty Hollow monument marks ancient Mi’kmaw portage route – CBC News
- Indigenous training centre director feels left out in the cold in Alberta – APTN News
- Feds raised concerns about Indigenous languages, consultation before Pope visit – Global News
- Indigenous leaders demand greater health-care investment from Manitoba – Thompson Citizen
- Organization continues search to identify Indigenous veterans in unmarked graves – Nelson Star
- The newly-minted Yukon First Nations School Board elected its trustees. Now what? – CBC News
- Half of young adults support B.C. changing name to reflect Indigenous heritage: poll – CTV News
- A ‘daunting task’ to identify Indigenous soldiers who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong – CBC News
- Indigenous Dental Association to provide new platform for Indigenous dental health – Penticton Herald
- War memorial gets small First Nations community talking about its legacy of military service – CBC News
- Reconciliation is a 4-letter word for Indigenous communities still facing oppression: Jody Wilson-Raybould – CBC Radio
Environment, Science, & Technology
- Cowessess First Nation’s solar facility near Regina now up and running – Global News
- Canada Invests $18.5 Million in Cowessess First Nation Awasis Solar Project – Newswire
- Fight against coal mine expansion to be brought to UN climate change conference – CBC News
- Deer cull in Dundas Valley area begins as Hamilton, Haudenosaunee leaders renew pact – Insauga
- Forestry operations, sport hunting must end to help moose survive in Quebec: Report – APTN News
- Feds failed to provide support to First Nations during climate emergencies: Auditor general – APTN News
- Atlantic First Nations Water Authority becomes Canadas first Indigenous water utility – Turtle Island News
- Fine hiked dramatically for man who ‘wantonly and flagrantly’ poached cedar from First Nation territory – CBC News
- As COP27 continues, N.W.T.’s Daniel T’seleie says ‘land back’ to Indigenous people part of climate solution – CBC News
- MP Battiste Announces Over $1.3 million to Unlock Clean Geothermal Energy in Nova Scotia, Highlights Clean Investments in Fall Economic Statement – Newswire