IndigeNews: Aug. 15 – 21, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Taliaq?”
(dah-lee-ahgh)

Meaning: what’s happening?

In the News

  1. Indigenous food festival in Fredericton, N.B. – CTV News
  2. Reviving a ‘lost art:’ program brings back Mi’kmaw cedar weaving – CBC News
  3. ‘They are being disappeared’: Tax union backs Winnipeg landfill search – APTN News
  4. Group wants Cape Breton’s Kellys Mountain to revert to Mi’kmaw name – CBC News
  5. Sask. survivors renew calls to declare children’s home a residential school – CTV News
  6. Resisting landfill search sees Manitoba chiefs call for premier’s resignation – APTN News
  7. Mi’kmaw youth dig for artifacts, deepen the connection with their ancestors – CBC News
  8. Northwest Territory wildfire evacuees frustrated by lack of communication – APTN News
  9. Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires and lack of local news – Turtle Island News
  10. From swimming to darts, Mi’kmaw Summer Games nurture friendly competition – CBC News
  11. Hillsborough Park project agreement signed with PEI First Nations – Government of Prince Edward Island
  12. First Nations in B.C. and Alberta rally in the face of repeated fire, flood evacuations – The Globe and Mail
  13. Friendship centres offer support and a taste of home for evacuated Indigenous residents from N.W.T. – Windspeaker
  14. Province inks agreement with P.E.I. First Nations to provide land in Hillsborough Park development – SaltWire Network

Politics & Law

  1. Chiefs rejecting Saskatchewan’s revised consultation policy – APTN News
  2. Federal minister on priorities as wildfire evacuations continue – APTN News
  3. Walpole Island preparing to vote on land claim settlement – Turtle Island News
  4. Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs hold forum for political leaders at AGM – APTN News
  5. Algonquin members organize in fight for identity, land and nationhood – CBC News
  6. Sask. leader first to join election race for Assembly of First Nations chief – CBC News
  7. The political party leaders in Manitoba voice support for landfill search – APTN News
  8. Algonquins get green light to sue over recognition of Ontario Métis groups – CBC News
  9. Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents  – CBC News
  10. Saskatchewan vice chief David Pratt running for Assembly of First Nations leadership – APTN News
  11. Two choices for president as MNA votes for new government under new constitution – Windspeaker
  12. Indigenous Services Canada wants federal managers be trained to deal with media – Western Standard
  13. For new Grand Chief Simon Pokue, land claims are at the heart of preserving the Innu Nation’s future – CBC News
  14. Ontario First Nations leaders call for housing minister, chief of staff to resign over Greenbelt controversy – CBC News
  15. First Nations demand end to controversial plan to develop former Greenbelt lands in Hamilton, GTA – Hamilton Spectator
  16. Expansion of land for maple syrup producers raises questions about treaty rights, forest management – NB Media Co-op

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. SNC-Lavalin signs new deal with company owned by three First Nations – Windspeaker
  2. Federal underfunding of Indigenous housing leads to years-long wait-lists, frustration – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. New Indigenous health centre opens in Montreal – APTN News
  2. Nisg̱a’a joyful as they prepare for return of totem pole – Windspeaker
  3. Dogs flown in to search for unmarked graves in Cree territory – CBC News
  4. NB First Nations declares state of emergency over illegal drugs – Turtle Island News
  5. Every Child Matters book by Orange Shirt Day founder now available – Windspeaker
  6. ‘I can breathe,’ summer festival helps rejuvenate Neskantaga First Nation – Global News
  7. Sask. veterinarians are building bridges to northern Indigenous communities – CBC News
  8. Squamish Nation leader spearheads documentary series on Indigenous knowledge – Turtle Island News
  9. Alanis Obomsawin celebrated in new exhibit for determined effort over decades to tell Indigenous stories – Windspeaker

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Convoys, airport lineups: Yellowknife residents leave city as fire creeps closer  – APTN News
  2. Evacuation ordered for 20,000 residents of N.W.T. capital as wildfire approaches – APTN News
  3. Building walls: B.C. Indigenous youth reclaiming clam harvest heritage – Williams Lake Tribune
  4. Marine Atlantic names its new vessel Ala’suinu, which means ‘traveller’ in Mi’kmaw – CBC News
  5. B.C First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures – Turtle Island News
  6. First Nations youth make their mark by cultivating ancient food systems in their territories  – National Observer

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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