IndigeNews: April 16 – 22, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Met’al – wuleyn”
(may-dal – woo-lay-in)

Meaning: How are you?

In the News

  1. NB students craft ahead of Red Dress Day – CBC News
  2. Indigenous Craft and Vendors Market a success in Halifax – CTV News
  3. Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni – SaltWire
  4. Indigenous infrastructure gap estimated at more than $425B – CBC News
  5. First Nations chiefs alarmed, disappointed by Canada’s 2024 budget – Windspeaker
  6. Nova Scotia opens first long-term care home serving Mi’kmaq seniors – Global News
  7. UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders, journalists – APTN News
  8. Lennox Island Chief Darlene Bernard reacts to $72M fund for new national park – CBC News
  9. ‘We’re going to be welcoming the world here,’ Lennox Island chief says of new park funding – CBC News
  10. Omission of reconciliation ‘glaring’ and ‘alarming’ in budget speech, First Nations leaders say – CBC News
  11. A song for Ukraine: Cape Breton student musical collaboration spreads message of world peace – SaltWire
  12. Emotional reception in Miawpukek for new documentary that immortalizes historic hunger strike – CBC News
  13. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters makes the shortlist for 3 Nova Scotia and Atlantic Book Awards – CBC Books
  14. Liberal MP, senator call for public investigation into federal officers who stranded Mi’kmaw fishers – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. Métis in Saskatchewan withdraw support for Bill C-53 – APTN News
  2. UN expert finds ‘flagrant breaches’ of First Nations rights to clean water – CBC News
  3. After decades of negotiations, Haida Nation, B.C., sign land agreement – APTN News
  4. First Nations leaders call for Thunder Bay Police Service to be disbanded – CBC News
  5. Delegates at UN take aim at Canadian government and mining companies – APTN News
  6. Liberals pledge $9B in new money for Indigenous communities in 2024 budget – CBC News
  7. First Nations leaders say federal budget fails to highlight Indigenous priorities – APTN News
  8. First Nation on Island west coast wins Aboriginal title to limited territory – Salmon Arm Observer
  9. Province signs historic child and family services agreement with B.C. First Nation – Salmon Arm Observer
  10. Ontario takes action against chemical plant after Aamjiwnaang First Nation residents fell ill – Global News
  11. Manitoba Métis looking at options to combat ‘cultural theft’ of Indigenous identities – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  12. First Nations leaders urge Ontario to disband Thunder Bay police, get outside service to investigate deaths – CBC News
  13. Former Federation of Newfoundland Indians Board given opportunity to apply for standing in ongoing court case – SaltWire
  14. Blood Tribe ‘Big Claim’ time-barred, but Supreme Court provides declaration in Crown’s ‘dishonourable’ conduct – Windspeaker
  15. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Nova Scotia Regional Chief Andrea Paul Call for Support of First Nations Elver Fishers – Assembly of First Nations

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous tourism official applauds federal government’s budget support – Windspeaker
  2. O’Chiese First Nation disappointed federal budget didn’t come with cash for roads – APTN News
  3. Feds offer $5B in Indigenous loan guarantees, fall $420B short on infrastructure asks – CTV News
  4. Federal budget ignores Indigenous infrastructure needs: Assembly of First Nations – Toronto Star
  5. Hydro-Québec and Kahnawà:ke strike historic deal to co-own New York transmission line – CBC News
  6. Federal budget 2024: First Nations Assembly to discuss ‘path forward’ with feds after infrastructure gap – Global News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Sacred Teachings showcased in new public art on Killam Library – Dal News
  2. Indigenous students explore healthcare in new internship program – APTN News
  3. Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say – Global News
  4. Meet the Inuit throat singers revitalizing the tradition and engaging new audiences – CBC Radio
  5. Okanese First Nation woman will represent Canada at international summit in Tokyo – CBC News
  6. Report says Winnipeg mobile overdose prevention site ‘surpassing all expectations’ – APTN News
  7. ‘Each drum has its own story’: NSCAD exhibit explores Indigenous language revitalization – CBC News
  8. Federal funding for Indigenous culture, language programs must be sustainable, say advocates – CBC News
  9. A song for Ukraine: Cape Breton student musical collaboration spreads message of world peace – SaltWire
  10. Niagara Falls is rich with Indigenous history — a legacy these Haudenosaunee people want recognized – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Northwest Territories preparing for the 2024 wildfire season – APTN News
  2. Ulkatcho First Nation to house largest off-grid solar project in Canada – Newswire
  3. First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year – Vancouver Sun
  4. How an Ontario First Nation is taking an Indigenous-led response in times of crisis – Global News
  5. Sarnia chemical plant to shut down for maintenance after safety outcry from First Nation – CBC News
  6. Chemical plant shuts down after high benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation – Global News

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

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‘How We Say Home’ Contest Rules

  1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
  2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/howwesayhome, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
  3. Contest begins on November 6, 2023 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on March 4, 2024 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 March 12, 2024.
  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.

‘Definition of Home’ Contest Rules

  1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
  2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/ourhome, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
  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.

‘Shaping the Epekwitk of Tomorrow’ Contest Rules

  1. The contest is open to all Mi’kmaq who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
  2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/progress, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
  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
  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 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.

‘Connected by Home’ Contest Rules

  1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
  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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