IndigeNews: Dec. 5 – 11, 2022

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Metuamukwa’sik”

Meaning: stormy weather (rain/snow); weather is getting worse

In the News

  1. For the first time, braille is now available in Mi’kmaw – APTN News
  2. First Nations undertake daunting task of searching for unmarked graves – CBC News
  3. Lennox Island man sentenced to 4 years in death of his cousin Jamie Sark – CBC News
  4. Memorial Christmas tree honours P.E.I. survivor of N.S. residential school – CBC News
  5. Nora Bernard Street voted new name for Halifax’s Cornwallis Street – Halifax Examiner
  6. Assembly of First Nations approves new regional chief position for Newfoundland – CBC News
  7. Millbrook woman named first university Auntie in Residence in Atlantic Canada – SaltWire Network
  8. UINR shares Mi’kmaq perspective at COP15 to protect biodiversity for generations to come – The Signal
  9. AFN assembly wraps with some progress, 1 show of unity and familiar pledges from politicians – CBC News
  10. AFN chiefs adopt unified front, demand Ottawa pay ‘minimum’ of $20B to child welfare survivors – CBC News
  11. Indigenous guardians connected by new national network in Canada — the first of its kind in the world – The Narwhal

Politics & Law

  1. AFN passes emergency resolution to oppose federal gun control legislation – CBC News
  2. Kiashke Zaaging Anishnaabek taking legal action against Canada over policing – APTN News
  3. ‘I don’t feel safe’: Youth calls for acceptance of gender diversity at AFN assembly – CBC News
  4. Chiefs of Ontario want development-friendly More Homes Built Faster Act repealed – The Narwhal
  5. Trudeau says Ottawa to work constructively with Alberta after sovereignty act passes – APTN News
  6. Canada must provide equitable funding for on-reserve policing, says First Nation lawsuit – CBC News
  7. First Nations leaders reject Trudeau’s proposed gun law, citing risk to treaty rights – The Daily Courier
  8. AFN takes aim at Quebec government ahead of child welfare hearings at Supreme Court – APTN News
  9. ‘Herstory’ made as leaders adopt resolutions that promote gender equality, inclusivity at AFN – CBC News
  10. Class action being pursued on coerced sterilization of First Nations, Inuit women in Quebec – Windspeaker
  11. Alberta First Nations chiefs call on Lt.-Gov. to withhold royal assent on sovereignty act – Edmonton Journal
  12. First Nations leaders call for Winnipeg police chief to resign for not ordering search of landfill – APTN News
  13. AFN hires Murray Sinclair to calm the waters between national chief and executive committee – APTN News
  14. Chiefs condemn Sask Act, Sovereignty Act but Trudeau won’t bite to do battle with provinces – Penticton Herald
  15. Newfoundland First Nations get regional chief seat on AFN executive but concerns raised in assembly – Turtle Island News
  16. Delgamuukw 25 years on: How Canada has undermined the landmark decision on Indigenous land rights – The Conversation
  17. AFN First Nations in Assembly pass resolutions by concensus on compensation for children and families – Assembly of First Nations

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. BC Ferries signs protocol agreement with Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island – CTV News
  2. Utility commission deliberates Gitga’at First Nation complaint against BC Hydro fee – Terrace Standard
  3. This Indigenous cannabis shop in London, Ont., could be major test for Ontario’s pot retail laws – CBC News
  4. North West Company has ‘basically killed any possible economic activity,’ says Norway House chief – CBC News
  5. Anishinabek Nation Economic Blueprint undergoing updates through research and engagements – Anishinabek News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Pretendians and the Sexism Built into the Indian Act – The Tyee
  2. 3 of every 4 Sask. homicide victims in 2021 were Indigenous – CBC News
  3. Ahead of its time: The newspaper that defined Mi’kmaw journalism – The Signal
  4. New Children’s Book Shines Light on Honour Song – Government of Nova Scotia
  5. The night sky over Mi’kmaki: A Q&A with astronomer Hilding Neilson – CBC News
  6. Basketball team in Manitoba wasting no time getting ready for NAIG 2023 – APTN News
  7. Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner’s jury in death of Cree teen – APTN News
  8. King’s College, Mount Saint Vincent hire ‘Mi’kmaw auntie’ to help students – APTN News
  9. Health-care providers receive cultural safety training to better serve Indigenous patients – CBC News
  10. Late Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard recommended as new name for Halifax’s Cornwallis Street – Global News
  11. Memorial park for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls a healing place for Cape Breton families – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Introducing the New First Nations Guardians Network – Newswire
  2. Wilderness group partners with First Nation to monitor caribou – CBC News
  3. Traces of cocaine, pharmaceuticals found in B.C. river after floods – APTN News
  4. First Nation to receive funding to help protect Hudson Bay lowlands – CTV News
  5. People in Kugluktuk opening up about love, challenges of living in Arctic – APTN News
  6. Initiative to protect Hudson Bay Lowlands to benefit from $800M investment – CBC News
  7. Government of Canada invests in Indigenous-led Natural Climate Solutions across the country – Newswire
  8. Another U.N. conference on biodiversity opens with more promises to save the environment – APTN News
  9. Indigenous people recognized as leaders at biodiversity summit, but not equals in negotiations – CBC News
  10. How Indigenous-led conservation could help Canada meet its land and water protection targets – 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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