IndigeNews: Aug. 8 – Sep. 5, 2022

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Wli Wikumkewiku’s”
(well-ee wee-gum-gay-wee-goos)

Meaning: Happy September (mate calling time)!

In the News

  1. Sipekne’katik open lobster fishery over DFO objections – APTN News
  2. Lennox Island treaty fishers join P.E.I.’s fall lobster fishery for 1st time – CBC News
  3. Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik sign declaration to protect Big Salmon River – CBC News
  4. Mawi’omi a beautiful celebration of culture, community in Lennox Island – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaq demand apology for centralization, still awaiting Canada’s response to petition – CBC News
  6. Saskatchewan Health Authority says 3 people remain in critical condition after stabbings – APTN News
  7. Michelle O’Bonsawin becomes 1st Indigenous person nominated to Supreme Court of Canada – CBC News
  8. Mi’kmaw fisherman seeks court approval to fight fishery charges on constitutional grounds – Ku’ku’kwes News
  9. ‘Connect us all to help share this pain’: Manitoba chiefs offer prayers, condolences to Saskatchewan – CBC News
  10. Canada and Aotearoa-New Zealand sign Indigenous collaboration arrangement following trip to island nation – National Observer

Politics & Law

  1. Justice O’bonsawin and the Supreme Court of Canada – First Peoples Law
  2. Land Claim Settled for Mitaanjigamiing First Nation in Treaty 3 – Net News Ledger
  3. Indigenous Rights in One Minute: Why is the Calder Decision Important? – First Peoples Law 
  4. Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs continue to spread word about pipeline conflict – APTN News
  5. Court decision on harvesting rights poses justice access issue, lawyer says – Regina Leader-Post
  6. Kahnawake leaders meet with Quebec premier on Indigenous language promotion – CTV News
  7. Wei Wai Kum First Nation to get territorial land back in agreement with B.C. government – CBC News
  8. Beardy’s & Okemasis Cree Nation, Ottawa conclude $4.1M settlement for withheld funds – CBC News
  9. Sask. government looking for feedback on Indigenous duty to consult framework – Regina Leader-Post
  10. Wet’suwet’en chiefs arrive in Winnipeg to raise awareness about their battle for land sovereignty – CBC News
  11. Supreme Court needs at least 3 Indigenous justices — even if that means bigger court, says lawyer – CBC News
  12. Michelle O’Bonsawin’s Supreme Court appointment a step in the right direction, but still only a step – National Observer
  13. Work being done on Call to Action #46 to repudiate Doctrine of Discovery and terra nullius is frustratingly slow – Windspeaker.com

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Shawish market takes Indigenous artisans online – APTN News
  2. Edmonton city council grounds gondola ride over historic burial site – APTN News
  3. First Nations-owned cannabis stores no longer need SLGA permit: province – CBC News
  4. Canada provides $1.4 billion for 3,000 rental homes in deal with Vancouver-area First Nation – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Sioux Valley Dakota Nation one step closer to its own CFS laws – APTN News
  2. Mi’kmaw women lead effort to bring midwifery to Indigenous parents – CBC News
  3. How First Nations in Alberta are building their own child welfare systems – CBC News
  4. Yukon teachers get training to start first school year under First Nations board – CBC News
  5. Case about portability of First Nations hunting rights in Sask. headed back to trial – CBC News
  6. Monument unveiled as commemoration of the past and hope for the future – Windspeaker.com
  7. Landmark agreement to protect 45 sacred sites across Stó:lō territory a first for B.C. – The Chilliwack Progress
  8. Mi’kmaq elders in P.E.I. satisfied with Pope’s apology, want to see actions to go with his words – SaltWire Network
  9. ‘Reconciliation is not comfortable’: Indigenous leaders say decision not to rename Colonial Building in St. John’s took them off guard – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Indigenous knowledge and western science come together at STEM camp – APTN News
  2. Ontario is resisting Canada’s plans for Indigenous-led conservation areas – The Narwhal
  3. ‘As an Inuvialuit, it’s an honour’: Tuktoyaktuk hunters reflect on beluga harvest – CBC News
  4. Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates cheer large returns to B.C. waters – APTN News
  5. Is Wood Buffalo National Park ‘in danger’? UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find out – CBC News
  6. Tŝilhqot’in Nation asking hunters with moose tags issued by B.C. government to stay home – APTN News
  7. Haudenosaunee group to monitor city clean up of Chedoke Creek, citing lack of consultation – CBC News
  8. ‘Trying to save our fish’: B.C. First Nations appeal a court ruling in an attempt to restore the Nechako River – The Narwhal
  9. Indigenous leadership say Manitoba government has changed approach regarding outlet channels project – Winnipeg Sun
  10. Three Northern Manitoba First Nations sign agreements giving them a share of province’s forestry revenues – Thompson Citizen
  11. ‘We are inseparable from our land’: Gitxsan Nation house group declares 170,000 hectares of territory protected – The Narwhal

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

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  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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