IndigeNews: Dec. 2 – 8, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“melkita’t”
🗣 (mel-gee-daht)

Meaning: s/he is brave

In the News

  1. Danger Bay and other names suggested for P.E.I. location – Saltwire
  2. Indigenous friendship centres want clarity on future federal funding – CBC News
  3. 62 Indigenous artifacts returned to Canada after century in Vatican – Global News
  4. Prime minister faces applause, skepticism at AFN special chiefs Assembly – APTN News
  5. Bill S-2 amendments to eliminate second-generation cutoff pass major hurdle – APTN News
  6. Indigenous cultural belongings return to Canada from Vatican after long journey – CBC News
  7. Nova Scotia wants crackdown on illegal cannabis, asks Mi’kmaw chiefs for support – CBC News
  8. Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C. – CTV News
  9. Judge says referendum proposal on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional – CBC News
  10. These Wabanaki artifacts at UNB have sparked archeological collaboration and innovation – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban – APTN News
  2. First Nations group prepping competing proposal for child welfare reform – CBC News
  3. Baby eel businesswoman ‘the most courageous person I know’: lawyer – Penticton Herald
  4. Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C. – City News
  5. Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections – North Shore News
  6. AFN misses deadline as former national chief RoseAnne Archibald’s $5M lawsuit moves into discovery – APTN News
  7. Hans McCarthy wins landmark Forensic Audit, setting new standards for First Nations governance – Penticton Herald

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. New Whycocomagh craft store supports emerging industry – Saltwire
  2. Indigenous groups remain split on Alberta’s pipeline pact with feds – Global News
  3. First Nations could win an ownership stake in ‘nation-building’ mine – Penticton Herald
  4. Nova Scotia environmental racism report revealed and includes Cape Breton input – Saltwire
  5. First Nation looks to develop ‘wealth fund’ for major projects investments – North Shore News
  6. Federal government announces funding to train Indigenous communities for mining jobs – APTN News
  7. First Nation in ON named one of the largest shareholders of First Nations Bank of Canada – APTN News
  8. Open letter to Minister of Indigenous Services Canada regarding State of Emergency declaration – Wind Speaker

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Federal government begins notifying public servants of possible job cuts – CTV News
  2. Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection return to Canada – North Shore News
  3. Finding His Rhythm: Matt Hanly and the Power of Métis Jigging – Alberta Native News
  4. At Wiigiwaaminaan Lodge, homeless Indigenous people find shelter and culture – CBC News
  5. Young Indigenous mother breaks silence about recruitment by Blood Family Mafia – CTV News
  6. Mi’kmaq chiefs, former attorney general disappointed with N.S. cannabis directive – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. B.C. First Nation leaders fear oil spills if new pipeline is built – CBC News
  2. Chiefs of Ontario Discuss Water Issues in First Nation Communities – CPAC
  3. Whale Cove contaminated site holding community back – Penticton Herald
  4. Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring – APTN News
  5. Carney-Smith deal will bring carbon capture to Cold Lake. They don’t want it – MBC radio
  6. Some commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks – CBC News
  7. Judge dismisses wildlife federation’s call for halt to Bloodvein First Nation checkstop – CBC News
  8. In the home of the caribou, the looming shadow of an open-pit mine threatens the Kaska way of life – Ricochet

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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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