IndigeNews: Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“ani’kuom”
🗣 (ah-nee-goo-ohm)

Meaning: sweat lodge

In the News

  1. Carcross/Tagish First Nation celebrates 20 years of self-government – CBC News
  2. Senator proposes major amendments to end second-generation cutoff – APTN News
  3. N.S. still failing to consult on law blocking protests on Crown land: Mi’kmaq leaders – City News
  4. Indigenous people living off-reserve are forging community and connections in P.E.I. – CBC News
  5. First Nations soldier’s life celebrated days before military acknowledges its ugly past – APTN News
  6. Blanket-making group gives off-reserve Indigenous people in P.E.I. a sense of community – CBC News
  7. Frightful forecast could impact Halloween in P.E.I. with special weather statement in effect – CBC News
  8. Indigenous-crafted poppies can now be worn for Remembrance Day observance – Government of Canada
  9. James Smith chief says he’s offended by mandatory federal branding on Orange Shirt Day funding – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. AFN national chief on justice, policing and bail reform – APTN News
  2. New Brunswick will skip major Charter rights case at Supreme Court – CBC News
  3. Kinew says Conservative MLA mocked speech on protecting rights – APTN News
  4. Nuchatlaht case examines historic concept of Aboriginal territory – Ha-Shilth-Sa
  5. Tenuous Indigenous identity claims for Gladue reports concern advocates – CBC News
  6. ‘Our people are getting shot’; Eskasoni chief speaks to Ottawa about policing – Saltwire
  7. Aboriginal Title, Private Property, and the Cowichan Tribes Decision – First Peoples Law
  8. Canadian Armed Forces apologizes for racial discrimination and harassment – CBC News
  9. Current policing model is not working, chief tells Parliamentary committee – APTN News
  10. Quw’utsun Nation calls politicians’ comments on title ruling ‘misleading,’ ‘inflammatory’ – CBC News
  11. Manitoba’s contested cut to moose licences in 2024 ‘imperfect’ but justified, judge rules – CBC News
  12. Mississaugas of the Credit challenge federal education funding at human rights tribunal – APTN News
  13. Cowichan Tribes issues statement to clear up ‘misinformation’ surrounding its Aboriginal title case – APTN News
  14. AFN Releases Progress Report on Canada’s Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – AFN

Business, Finance & Technology

  1. Chiefs in Ontario call for $66.5M to fund major projects consultations – CBC News
  2. Parliamentary committee urges Liberals to fix Indigenous procurement system – Global News
  3. Government of Canada provides update on 2025 wildfires as support continues – Nation Talk
  4. Federal government invests in new Mi’kmaw cultural centre in Debert – Government of Canada
  5. Ontario, Webequie First Nation sign $39M infrastructure deal related to Ring of Fire – APTN News
  6. Indigenous leaders skeptical federal budget will deliver on 2030 infrastructure promise – CBC News
  7. Mi’kmaq ‘no longer mere spectators’ as Indigenous investment in energy projects grows – CBC News
  8. Mining company plans to advance one of the world’s biggest lithium mines on Cree territory – CBC News
  9. Rail port project under provincial review signs prospective partnership agreement with First Nation – CBC News
  10. Ceremony marks new $16M partnership to bolster Indigenous entrepreneurship and business education across Canada – Calgary Herald

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Bus wrap in Waterloo honours Indigenous children – Nation Talk
  2. 2026 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess crowned – CTV News
  3. Lheidli T’enneh First Nation hold first curated art exhibition – CBC News
  4. Sprucelodge Opens a New Door Under Shared First Nations Stewardship – Nation Talk
  5. This Indigenous drag queen uses satire and sadness to make you feel again – CBC News
  6. ‘State-of-the-art’; Cape Breton Regional Hospital redevelopment taking shape – Saltwire
  7. Audit finds federal department couldn’t account for 132 Indigenous artworks – Toronto Star
  8. 500 Indigenous people in Sask. have complained about accessing health care: report – CBC News
  9. 100 years later, the Vatican is expected to return these Indigenous artifacts to Canada – CTV News
  10. Education authority brings elders together to preserve Mi’kmaw knowledge and history – CBC News
  11. Report outlines how Indigenous survivors of coerced sterilization can pursue new pregnancies – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Mikisew Cree First Nation opposes releasing treated oilsands tailings – CBC News
  2. Test section of proposed Cape Breton wilderness trail under construction – Saltwire
  3. There’s more to the story on public access and Indigenous Rights in B.C. – The Narwhal
  4. Inside Nlaka’pamux Nation’s quest to build B.C.’s first major solar project – The Narwhal
  5. Coastal protection groups entangled in red tape, provincial committee hears – Halifax Examiner
  6. Ottawa falls short on emergency response for First Nations as climate disasters climb – MBC Radio
  7. Indigenous Knowledges and Western Astronomy: Indigenizing the Drake Equation – Acadia University
  8. Does recognition of Indigenous Rights threaten access to nature and recreation in B.C.?  – The Narwhal
  9. Halalt First Nation shocked by N. Cowichan decision to make harvesting public forests a priority – Nation Talk
  10. Indigenous Americans dragged, carried or floated 5-ton tree more than 100 miles to North America’s largest city north of Mexico 900 years ago – Live Science

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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  3. Contest begins on July 17, 2023 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on September 30, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
  4. The prize consists of:
    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
  5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on October 6, 2023.
  6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
  7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
  8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
  9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
  10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
  11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
  12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

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  3. Contest begins on January 23, 2022 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on April 30, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
  5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on May 8, 2023.
  6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
  7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
  8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
  9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
  10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
  11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
  12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

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  2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/connected, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
  3. Contest begins on December 12, 2022 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on January 31, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
  4. The prize consists of:
    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
  5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on February 6, 2023.
  6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
  7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
  8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
  9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
  10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
  11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
  12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

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