IndigeNews: Aug. 22 – 27, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Weli kiskik!”
(well-ee gis-gig)

Meaning: It’s a nice day!

In the News

  1. Hundreds of thousands ‘at risk’ from Indigenous claim: N.B. premier – SaltWire
  2. 3 generations of archers embrace tradition at Mi’kmaw Summer Games – CBC News
  3. N.W.T. wildfires disrupt phone, internet services as evacuee anxiety mounts – APTN News
  4. Trudeau in Okanagan to meet firefighters as final travel ban lifted for Kelowna area – APTN News
  5. Family of Mi’kmaw woman who died in Nova Scotia jail sues province for negligence – Global News
  6. Ceremony strengthens resilience, healing after tragedy on James Smith Cree Nation – Windspeaker
  7. Radio program connects evacuees with their own stories of resilience and silver linings – Windspeaker
  8. Higgs doubles down on stance that Wolastoqey title claim threatens smaller property owners – CBC News
  9. Federal government confirms it changed First Nation land claim process, is considering changes to Indian Act – National Post

Politics & Law

  1. Design for Chief Peguis monument unveiled in Winnipeg – CBC News
  2. Proposed Indigenous Services spending cuts spark concern – CBC News
  3. Some Indigenous leaders reject PM’s ‘out of touch’ housing comments – CBC News
  4. Algonquin members organize in fight for identity, land and nationhood – CBC News
  5. Tory leader only one to skip Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs invitation – Winnipeg Sun
  6. Canada confirms it changed land claim process, mulls Indian Act changes – CTV News
  7. Kinew promises strong Indigenous leadership under an NDP government – Winnipeg Sun
  8. Retired judge visits Nunavut to hear about Inuit sexual abuse claims against priest – APTN News
  9. Quebec court authorizes class action over alleged sterilization of Indigenous women – APTN News
  10. N.W.T. premier takes feds to task for infrastructure issues during wildfire evacuations – APTN News
  11. Federal government settles hundreds of millions worth of claims with Sask. First Nations – CBC News
  12. Ottawa looked at changes to land claims process, acknowledged issues: documents – Turtle Island News
  13. MNO calls for talks with First Nations as chiefs plan rally to kill Métis self-government bill – Windspeaker

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous artisans struggle to navigate product pricing – CBC News
  2. N.W.T government working to provide some reimbursements for evacuees – APTN News
  3. Federal government urged to commit financial aid for displaced N.W.T residents – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. The Stanley Cup comes to Sioux Valley Dakota Nation – APTN News
  2. New substance use health emergency strategy released in Yukon – APTN News
  3. Documentary series on Innu astronomer available at NFB website – Windspeaker
  4. From swimming to darts, Mi’kmaw Summer Games nurture friendly competition – CBC News
  5. Stolen Nisga’a memorial pole about to start journey home from Scottish museum – CBC News
  6. Collection of residential school stories highlights that recovery and healing are possible – Windspeaker
  7. Quebec hospital worker fired after Joyce Echaquan’s death should be reinstated: arbitrator – CBC News
  8. Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study – CTV News
  9. N.B. filmmakers premiere documentary on experiences of Indigenous veterans of 20th century wars – CBC News
  10. Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker run Indian boarding schools – APTN News

Enivronment, Science & Technology

  1. Bearskin Lake First Nation connects to Ontario power grid – CBC News
  2. N.W.T tells wildfire evacuees that they cannot yet return – APTN News
  3. B.C. First Nations close popular Joffre Lakes park for harvest celebration – Vancouver Sun
  4. Stay or flee: the decisions First Nations people are making in the face of B.C. wildfires – CBC News

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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