IndigeNews: Apr. 6 – 11, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Sisip”

Meaning: bird

In the News

  1. Hockeyville win gives Elsipogtog reason to celebrate after week of grief – CBC News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know this week – CBC News
  3. Indigenous leadership key to COVID-19 case decline, says minister Marc Miller – CBC News
  4. Why baby eels could be the next Indigenous moderate livelihood fishery in N.S. – CBC News
  5. Former N.B. First Nation chief questions early fishing season after boat capsizes – CTV News
  6. Prince Philip’s relationship with Indigenous people in Canada memorable, complicated – CBC News
  7. Mi’kmaw community where harvesters died asked for delay in season prior to boat sinking – APTN News
  8. Lennox Island ice walk an opportunity for remembering, healing, and reconciliation – West Prince Graphic
  9. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and Communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  10. Epekwitk Assembly to launch campaign touting livelihood fishery as beneficial to the whole Island – West Prince Graphic

Politics & Law

  1. Federal court orders First Nation in N.W.T. to hold election – APTN News
  2. Robinson Huron Treaty Annuity Case to enter third phase next week – Sault Online
  3. Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development – MINING.com
  4. Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief – CBC News
  5. Qalipu First Nation ‘in shock’ as feds suspend talks to include more members – CBC News
  6. 3 northern Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development – CBC News
  7. Alberta First Nations say provincially regulated gambling website unauthorized – Coast Reporter
  8. ‘They were not there’: First Nations feel betrayed after fish farm court decision – National Observer
  9. Ministers promise ‘thorough review’ following APTN report on racism in their departments – APTN News
  10. Senator says new Liberal sentencing bill needs to do more to help Indigenous women in prison – APTN News
  11. Federal gov’t to appeal ruling that it overstepped by allowing First Nations to postpone elections – CBC News
  12. Tribal councils in Manitoba call on Ottawa to release plan to counter violence against Indigenous women – APTN News
  13. First Nations Declare Moratorium on Ring of Fire Development – Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Neskantaga First Nations
  14. Government of Canada to appeal recent ruling on the First Nations Election Cancellation and Postponement Regulations (Prevention of Diseases) – Indigenous Services Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. A warrior’s way to Indigenous inclusion – Northern Ontario Business
  2. Fort Nelson First Nation signs MOU with the Construction Foundation of BC – Energetic City
  3. Disastrous 2017 fire makes it easier for First Nation’s archeologists to uncover the past – CBC News
  4. ‘Ever Sick Dangles’: Indigenous Apparel Brand Celebrates First Nations Hockey – Native News Online
  5. Promote Indigenous access to disability tax credit, advisory committee recommends – Coast Reporter
  6. Vogue features B.C. red dresses in honour of missing, murdered Indigenous women – Terrace Standard
  7. Indigenous communities should dictate how $1 billion infrastructure investment is spent – University of Calgary
  8. No April Fool’s joke, three First Nation communities say they’ll go to court over the Ring of Fire – Northern Ontario Business
  9. ‘Progress doesn’t mean parity,’ Perry Bellegarde says as he works to improve conditions for First Nations people, particularly by influencing the federal budget – Toronto Star

Education, Health & Culture

  1. 4-year-old Indigenous Olympic hopeful wows equestrian community – CTV News
  2. ‘Beading is medicine’: Intricate map connects Indigenous artists across Canada, U.S. – CTV News
  3. Indigenous Services says vaccinations are playing a role in reduced cases on reserve – APTN News
  4. NB Hospital authority offers sacred medicines to meet cultural needs of Indigenous patients – CBC News
  5. City of Regina launches online survey to determine impact of Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy – CBC News
  6. Ripping the band-aid off: Resignations and repatriations on the road to museum decolonization – APTN News
  7. Indigenous hockey player from Winnipeg to join Team Canada for U18 World Hockey Championship – CBC News
  8. Photograph installed on Vancouver power substation returns Mi’kmaq artwork to its home – The Globe and Mail
  9. Cowessess First Nation new child welfare legislation will keep children in care connected to community – CTV News
  10. Ribbon skirts connect Cape Breton chief to the strength of other Indigenous women Ribbon skirts connect Cape Breton chief to the strength of other Indigenous women – The Chronicle Herald

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. BC’s Largest Indigenous-Owned Green Energy Project Completed – Natural Forces
  2. Potential moose hunting agreement with Algonquin Nation in jeopardy – APTN News
  3. Proposed coal mine in Alberta Rockies faces growing calls for federal review – The Narwhal
  4. VIDEO: On the road to Indigenous-led food sovereignty in northwest B.C. – Terrace Standard
  5. Canada’s herring facing ‘biological decimation’, say First Nations and activists – The Guardian
  6. Canada First Nation group opposes De Beers waste dump on traditional territory – CTV News
  7. Guardians of Edehzhie adapt to protect Indigenous land during COVID-19 pandemic – The Globe and Mail
  8. Meet the woman who is exposing the history of Canada’s Giant Mine ‘monster’ on TikTok – Welland Tribune
  9. ‘It’s collapsing’: B.C. First Nations, Pacific Wild warn of herring population decline amid commercial fishery – The Narwhal
  10. SCC and CIRNAC team up with Scout Engineering to support Indigenous Community-Based Climate Monitoring – Standards Council of Canada

Wela’lioq, Msit No’kmaq – Thank you, All My Relations

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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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