IndigeNews: Dec. 3 – 9, 2024

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Stoqnj’ij”
🗣 (sto-ghun-jeej)

Meaning: tree/christmas tree 🌲🎄

In the News

  1. Anaida Poilievre no longer appearing at AFN gathering – APTN News
  2. Assembly of First Nations rejects $47.8B child welfare deal again – CBC News
  3. Ceremony honours Mi’kmaw community lost in the Halifax Explosion – CBC News
  4. Searchers begin sifting at landfill for remains of slain First Nations women – APTN News
  5. Assembly of First Nations takes Trudeau to task over racism, rights and reconciliation – CBC News
  6. Investigative journalist ‘surprised as anyone’ her reporting led to cabinet resignation – APTN News
  7. Charges laid after alleged threats on social media directed at Indigenous fishers – Cape Breton Post
  8. Some missing residential school students disappeared into arranged marriages, report says – CBC News
  9. Restored Province House will offer visitors stories of Black, Indigenous communities when it reopens next year – CBC News
  10. First Nations chiefs still debating new AFN-led child welfare reform deal with Ottawa after rejecting previous offers– Globe and Mail

Politics & Law

  1. Cultural Safety: A Human Rights Issue – Nation Talk
  2. Forensics team investigating indigenous cold cases – NBC
  3. Alberta chiefs call for Assembly of First Nations to dissolve – CBC News
  4. PEI RCMP’s first candidate in the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program – RCMP
  5. K’ómoks First Nation makes history with milestone in land governance – CTV News
  6. Trudeau, ministers and opposition leaders address AFN gathering in Ottawa – CTV News
  7. AMC Condemns Incarceration of First Nations Woman for Tuberculosis Treatment – AMC
  8. Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault releases statement regarding Indigenous heritage – APTN News
  9. New program aimed at Indigenous and Black high school students interested in law – CBC News
  10. AFN demands national inquiry into systemic racism in policing, police-related deaths – CTV News
  11. Canada’s Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats – APTN News
  12. N.B. took no action on most recommendations on Indigenous mental health, report says – CBC News
  13. Legislation aligning federal laws with Indigenous rights protections receives Royal Assent – Canadian Lawyer

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. The Indigenous Economy Is About to Take Off – Maclean’s
  2. EMSB shows a commitment to Indigenous students with new hires– English Montreal School Board
  3. Nipissing First Nation greenhouse provides year-round fresh food in northern Ontario – The Narwhal
  4. Auditor general to probe Indigenous procurement over concerns of ‘front’ companies – Global News
  5. Chiefs say Ottawa owes First Nations millions of dollars in compensation for Jordan’s Principle – APTN News
  6. Federal unions call on Treasury Board to uphold the Indigenous exception to return-to-office mandate – ACEP
  7. Indigenous leaders agree ‘Our Land for the Future’ initiative will have widespread benefits – The Hamilton Spectator

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous music capsule heading to the moon in 2025 – APTN News
  2. Fredericton art exhibit shines light on Indigenous beadwork – Global News
  3. Cultural exchange between 2 nations brings round dances to Mi’kma’ki – CBC
  4. A closer look: Indigenous women’s health risks – Heart and Stroke Foundation
  5. Noah Matthews Cremo: The first male nurse from Membertou – Nova Scotia Health
  6. Housing Unit launches ISC-Child and Family Services Renovation Program – Nation Talk
  7. Language revitalization: Protecting Indigenous cultures as disease prevention – Yale Daily News
  8. Taking a new path forward: A focus on Indigenous allyship and culturally safe care– Canadian Medical Association

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Medicine walks growing in popularity – Press Reader
  2. First Nation in Manitoba celebrates release of 11 bison – APTN News
  3. Nearly half of Nunavut has been told to boil their water this year – CBC News
  4. Indigenous activists walk to honor the past and shape the future – Favs News
  5. National chief stresses need for additional clean energy projects at conference – Wind Speaker
  6. First Nations call for federal review of carbon capture project for Alberta’s oilsands – CBC News
  7. DFO poised to shake up fishery for tiny eels in ‘devastating’ blow to licence holders – CBC News
  8. Island communities featured in first-ever Indigenous underwater exploration docuseries – Oak Bay News
  9. First Nations sound alarm about mysterious and smelly discharge flowing into the Hope Slough – CBC News

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.

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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/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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