A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Suliewey”
Meaning: money
In the News
- Reconciliation in Rome – APTN News
- Mi’kmaw man up for NHL Community Hero Award – CBC News
- Mi’kmaw artist’s sunflower pins raising money for Ukraine relief – CBC News
- Papal apology a step on the long road of reconciliation, says P.E.I. senator – CBC News
- Ottawa and P.E.I. invest nearly $7M in affordable housing for vulnerable Islanders – CBC News
- Feds announce $11B towards housing, reconciliation and residential school support – APTN News
- Indigenous leaders, protesters gather in Vancouver to oppose Trans Mountain pipeline – Global News
- Governments of P.E.I., Canada, announce $6.7 million in funding for affordable housing – SaltWire Network
- First Nations-led water authority in Mi’kma’ki sees $173 million investment in federal budget – SaltWire Network
Politics & Law
- ‘60s Scoop survivor compensation payments capped at $25K – APTN News
- Indigenous leader calls on N.L. to apologize for province’s union with Canada – CTV News
- Legislation Enshrines Mi’kmaw as Nova Scotia’s First Language – Nova Scotia: L’nu Affairs
- St. Mary’s First Nation signs agreement with Fredericton on policing services – CBC News
- UNDRIP plan in B.C. offers ‘true transformation and reconciliation’ says chief – APTN News
- Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation settles $43M land claim with Canada, Saskatchewan – APTN News
- AFN looks to change ‘financial relationship’ with Canada after budget falls short – APTN News
- Canada and Anishinabek First Nations sign historic self-government agreement – Anishinabek News
- MMIWG commissioners call on the Senate to amplify inquiry’s recommendations for justice – CBC News
- Patty Hajdu says anti-Indigenous racism must be addressed in Thunder Bay – and her own department – APTN News
Business, Finance & Economics
- Canada supports new affordable homes in Prince Edward Island – Newswire
- Budget 2022 commits $4.3 billion to Indigenous housing – National Observer
- Mi’kmaq cultural tourism needs government investment, cultural understanding for growth – SaltWire Network
- National Chief Archibald says First Nations require economic reconciliation to advance healing path forward – Assembly of First Nations
Education, Health & Culture
- Eskasoni storyteller wants children to seek out knowledge – CBC News
- COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
- Neptune play tells Nova Scotia’s colonial history through Mi’kmaw eyes – CBC News
- Mi’kmaw sisters with type one diabetes camp in a teepee to raise donations – APTN News
- Indigenous people made history in Rome. Here’s how some want that history recorded – Global News
- These students are driving conversations about truth and reconciliation in their classrooms – CBC News
- With the gorgeous film Wildhood, Bretten Hannam is pushing Two-Spirit stories onto the awards stage – CBC News
Environment, Science & Technology
- Métis Nation of Alberta marks historic return of bison to traditional lands – CBC News
- Patty Hajdu hopes First Nations long-term boil water advisories lifted by 2025 – Windsor Star
- After 14 years, boil water advisory lifted for most in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory – CBC News
- Atlantic First Nations Water Authority to build, maintain clean water around the region – CTV News
- Stoney Nakoda combines western science with cultural teachings in bison monitoring – APTN News