IndigeNews: April 17 – 23, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend!

The Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Siwkw”
(se-ook)

Meaning: the season of spring

In The News

  1. Nature Conservancy of Canada buys P.E.I. island to give to Mi’kmaq – CBC News
  2. Island off northwestern P.E.I. to be handed over to Mi’kmaq for conservation – CTV News
  3. Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services – CBC News
  4. P.E.I. Mi’kmaq, Nature Conservancy of Canada partner to protect Oulton’s Island – SaltWire Network
  5. First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former B.C. residential school – National Observer
  6. Search for unmarked graves at Blue Quills residential school finds 19 sites that could be unmarked plots – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Native Council of P.E.I. honours elders in new gallery – CBC News
  2. Plight of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school survivors heads to UN – APTN News
  3. 5 First Nations reach treaty land entitlement agreement with B.C., feds – APTN News
  4. Report calls on feds to strip $1B from Correctional Service of Canada budget – APTN News
  5. Canada’s support of Line 5 pipeline to come under scrutiny of United Nations – Windspeaker
  6. First Nations blast Alberta Energy Regulator at hearing; minister promises reform – CBC News
  7. First Nations organizations going to court over Quebec’s French language reforms – CBC News
  8. This is what programs are affected at Indigenous Services by the public servants strike – APTN News
  9. Delegates from Canada highlight land rights, safety for Indigenous women and girls at UN forum – CBC News
  10. Resurgence of matriarchy pushes issue of violence against Indigenous women onto the UN stage – Windspeaker
  11. First Nations leaders in B.C. continue call to have decision-making at Fisheries and Oceans investigated – CBC News
  12. Mi’kmaq Chiefs, Government of Canada, and Nova Scotia sign trilateral Memorandum of Understanding to advance Mi’kmaq health and wellness – Newswire

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Alberta plugs $10M into sustainable rural, Indigenous tourism – Cochrane Eagle
  2. Millions in funding going to BC Indigenous cannabis business, entrepreneurs – Kamloops Now
  3. Duty to consult legislation stands slim chance as private member’s bill goes to a vote in Saskatchewan – Windspeaker
  4. The First Nations Major Projects Coalition hosts the largest Indigenous-led projects conference in the U.S. and Canada next week – Globe Newswire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. New resources aim to support Indigenous education, says Manitoba minister – Global News
  2. Remembering Indigenous filmmaker Jeff Barnaby on National Canadian Film Day – CBC News
  3. How a desperate hunger strike paved the way for a brighter future in Miawpukek – CBC News
  4. First Nations University of Canada kicks off its annual spring powwow in Regina – Global News
  5. Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services – Global News
  6. Film about forced displacement of Inuit will have world premiere at Toronto festival – Windspeaker
  7. Roughly 10,000 expected to join dental class action against Indigenous Services Canada – CTV News
  8. Inuk leader calls for legal recognition of right to Indigenous media at United Nations event – CBC News
  9. First Nations ‘particularly and disproportionately’ overrepresented among B.C. toxic drug deaths – Nelson Star

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Scientists explore why identity and history matter in science – CBC Radio
  2. Island near P.E.I. to be transferred to Mi’kmaw Nations in five years – APTN News
  3. Bee conservation project has Métis Nation of Alberta members abuzz – CBC News
  4. ‘The fish aren’t back’: Potlotek First Nation has plan to protect its waters – CBC News
  5. Island off northwestern P.E.I. to be handed over to Mi’kmaq for conservation – CTV News
  6. Elver fishery shutdown a ‘destruction of hope,’ says Wolastoqey fisheries director – CBC News
  7. Significant milestone reached in landmark PEI conservation project – Nature Conservancy of Canada
  8. Water is sacred to Indigenous people. They have been fighting to protect it for decades – APTN News
  9. Imperial Oil’s tailings seepage unforgivable, but company trusted to fix it—Fort McKay Métis Nation rep – Windspeaker

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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