IndigeNews: April 24 – 30, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Wli Etqoljewiku’s!”
(well-ee ed-hole-jah-wee-goos)

Meaning: Happy May (frog croaking time)!

In The News

  1. Senate committee discusses Mi’kmaq fishing rights – APTN News
  2. Mi’kmaw elder leads Earth Day events in Kjipuktuk – Ku’ku’kwes News
  3. Meet the Listuguj man bringing Mi’kmaw language to the radio – CBC News
  4. ‘It’s horrible’: Quebec now searching for over 130 missing Indigenous children  – APTN News
  5. Lennox Island, DFO strike deal for 2023 moderate livelihood lobster fishery off P.E.I. – CBC News
  6. 13 Mi’kmaw Nations in Nova Scotia begin process to take over health care services – APTN News
  7. Mi’kmaw artist makes the long list for Canada’s largest prize for contemporary artists – APTN News
  8. Experts, family say many questions remain unanswered in James Smith Cree Nation tragedy – CBC News
  9. Lennox Island to fish 1,000 lobster traps off P.E.I.’s North Shore, with or without DFO signoff – CBC News
  10. ‘We never surrendered our rights’: Treaty 9 Nations launching $95B claim lawsuit against Canada, Ontario – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. Legal action taken against Bill 96 – Turtle Island News
  2. Department of Fisheries and Oceans slammed with criticism – APTN News
  3. First Nations leaders in B.C. calling for changes to cannabis laws – APTN News
  4. AFN executive committee to recommend national chief’s removal – CBC News
  5. Video: AFN executive committee recommending national chief’s removal – YouTube
  6. Senate committee hears about urgent need for Red Dress Alert system – APTN News
  7. AFN leader pitches ‘personhood’ status for St. Lawrence River at the UN – APTN News
  8. ‘No intention’ of changing St. John River’s name to Wolastoq, cabinet minister says – CBC News
  9. Language, legislation, and the river discussed at latest AFNQL general assembly – Penticton Herald
  10. Chaotic, unpredictable: RCMP give update of mass killing at James Smith Cree Nation – Sask Today
  11. Can Kathy Neil fix Canada’s prison system for Indigenous inmates? Some people aren’t so sure – APTN News
  12. Indigenous people detail violent encounters with Thunder Bay police in human rights complaints – CBC News
  13. ‘That’s where it happened’: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to hear about historical day school abuse in Burns Lake, B.C. – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous-owned businesses celebrated during Tourism Week – APTN News
  2. Young entrepreneur creates one-stop shop for Indigenous goods – APTN News
  3. Budget 2023: Key Highlights For Indigenous Communities, Businesses, And Project Proponents – Mondaq
  4. Vancouver conference to showcase rising tide of Indigenous leadership in Canada’s economy – Resource Works
  5. Even without new dedicated federal dollars, minister expects Indigenous tourism to continue to grow – Windspeaker

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy up for Sobey Art Award – CTV News
  2. Enoch Cree Nation gets $30M for new drug treatment centre – APTN News
  3. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation declares substance use emergency – APTN News
  4. Moose Hide Campaign says it has now handed out 4-million pins – APTN News
  5. Regina exhibit aims to show joy, dignity of Indigenous life in archival photos – CBC News
  6. More children in care staying with extended family in Yukon says new report – APTN News
  7. New resources aim to support Indigenous education, says Manitoba minister – Global News
  8. Newfoundland junior high students get hands-on lesson in Mi’kmaw ways – SaltWire Network
  9. Report in B.C. says Indigenous women dying at higher rate of toxic drug overdose – APTN News
  10. Two-eyed seeing concept captured vividly in new picture book for young children – Windspeaker
  11. Ontario has ‘come quite far’ on Indigenous education but there’s much more to be done: report – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Scientists explore why identity and history matter in science – CBC Radio
  2. Mimaju’nsuti will shape future of Nova Scotia forestry sector – The Reporter
  3. Alberta regulator won’t say when it knew of Kearl tar sands spill – APTN News
  4. Poaching still widespread despite closure of Maritime elver fishery – CBC News
  5. Prince Edward Island Site Gets A New Management Plan – National Parks Traveler
  6. Baffinland requests further production increase at Nunavut iron ore mine – APTN News
  7. Northern First Nation orders stop to mineral exploration in its territory – Timmins Today
  8. Out-of-control wildfires put Central B.C. communities on evacuation alert – The Globe and Mail
  9. Mi’kmaw grandmothers and water protectors lead Earth Day celebration in Halifax – APTN News
  10. Energy regulator stops short of addressing communications breakdown on Kearl tailings seepages – Windspeaker
  11. Without First Nations’ consent mining critical minerals is cultural genocide, leader tells Ontario, Canada – 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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