IndigeNews: August 19 – 25, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“atuomk”
🗣 (ah-do-ohmk)

Meaning: sand

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw Summer Games begin in Wagmatcook – Saltwire
  2. A new Mi’gmaq experience in Forillon National Park – QCNA
  3. Fire ban can’t stop the celebrations at Panmure Island powwow – CBC News
  4. Competition and culture at N.S. Mik’maw Summer Games in Cape Breton – CTV News
  5. Lennox Island First Nation welcomes hundreds for 25th annual mawio’mi – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy unveils new series of paintings at Halifax gallery – CTV News
  7. Ginoogaming First Nation’s chief calls renaming of Indian Road a ‘starting point’ – CBC News
  8. First Nation in B.C. says 41 more suspected graves found by ground penetrating radar – APTN News
  9. Chiefs in Ontario call out governments for rushing development while clean water and housing still lacking – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. The True Threat to Private Property? Ignoring Indigenous Title – The Tyee
  2. Minister’s office reviewing tribunal order on First Nations child welfare – CTV News
  3. Advocacy organization for band members being sued by Indigenous law firm – APTN News
  4. Mother, daughters sue woman in Ontario over allegations they’re ‘pretendians’ – APTN News
  5. ‘Haters are going to hate’: Métis Nation holds general assembly amid backlash – Village News
  6. Exploring justice for crimes against humanity perpetrated on Indigenous Peoples – Queens Law
  7. Group representing 8 First Nations calls to oust grand chief over development agreement – CBC News
  8. ‘Indigenous peoples don’t want to take your house’, says prof of Cowichan Tribes’ decision – APTN News
  9. Norval Morrisseau family, estate rep have long said they’re art fraud victims. Court docs question that – CBC News
  10. Federal court appeal in Powless case could impact thousands of children cut off from Jordan’s Principle – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Canada Invests in Firefighting Training – Nation Talk
  2. Feasibility without First Nations isn’t feasible – Free Press
  3. No Mi’kmaw ownership in gas plant yet, despite company claims – CBC News
  4. Nova Copper, Mi’kmaw Chiefs ink MOU for copper exploration in CBRM – Saltwire
  5. Minister Gull-Masty on possible cuts to Indigenous Services, CHRT ruling – APTN News
  6. The $5 payment that still defines Treaty promises that must be upheld – Penticton Herald
  7. Manitoba Métis-owned businesses score ‘big win’ as door opens on federal contracts – CBC News
  8. Manitoba Indigenous groups agree to work together on major infrastructure projects – City News
  9. Landfill search for remains of 2 First Nations women cost $18M, fraction of original estimate – CBC News
  10. Discover Charlottetown Becomes First Official DMO Partner of ITAC’s Indigenous Tourism Destination Fund – Nation Talk

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Masters Indigenous Games wraps up in Ottawa – CTV News
  2. Indigenous sport, culture and pride east of Edmonton – CBC News
  3. Nova Scotia Mi‘kmaw Summer Games on in Wagmatcook – CBC News
  4. TIFF 50 gives risk takers in Indigenous storytelling a big platform – CBC News
  5. DNA from ancient bones reveals how Indigenous Americans got their mucus – Science
  6. Land-based training helps Indigenous youth build vocational skills, lasting relationships – CBC News
  7. Cote First Nation rug maker says craft is hard on the hands, but a balm for mental health – CBC News
  8. Welcome to the Land of the Fog promises unique meals and cultural experience in Cape Breton – Saltwire
  9. Another 90 education assistant jobs cast into uncertainty as N.W.T. grapples with federal funding changes – CBC News
  10. Special status or equal treatment? Canadians divided on Indigenous rights, but united on financial transparency – Angus Reid

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Rare lichens, rich history – Gazette
  2. ‘We must protect this sacred place’ – The Narwhal
  3. How Shawanaga First Nation is protecting a key endangered species – The Narwhal
  4. First Nations and feds make progress on joint climate action – The Environment Journal
  5. On the frontlines of an effort to save Arctic ice … by drilling into the ocean – The Narwhal
  6. Huge Sockeye Returns Spark Celebrations and Warnings From First Nations in BC – Sea West
  7. Ktunaxa Nation in B.C. bans unauthorized harvesting of sacred plant in its territory – CBC News
  8. Wildfires threaten livelihoods as trappers brace for impact on the land they rely on – Global News
  9. ‘A basic human right’: Manitoba First Nation declares state of emergency over water quality – Global News

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

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  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.
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  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.
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    • L’nuey blanket
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    • $200 grocery gift card
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  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.
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  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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