IndigeNews: Dec. 5 – 12, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Netake’k”
(neh-dah-gehg)

Meaning: He/she is shy 🙈

In the News

  1. Entire Indigenous advisory council for CN Rail resigns – APTN News
  2. A long battle now behind it, the AFN has a new national chief – Windspeaker
  3. Feds introduce bill to set drinking water standards in First Nations – CBC News
  4. Cindy Woodhouse wins election for Assembly of First Nations national chief – CBC News
  5. New Brunswick Indigenous lawsuit ‘unprecedented in this country,’ says lawyer – SaltWire
  6. Indigenous advisory council for CN resigns, says railway won’t accept responsibility – CBC News
  7. Long-awaited bill would give First Nations ‘tools and powers’ to protect water: Hajdu – CTV News
  8. ‘We’ve got this wrong’: Lunenburg mayor expects Queen Street name to be overturned – CTV News
  9. Mi’kmaw fisher goes to court hoping to face the people that took her lobster | APTN News –  YouTube
  10. Amnesty International reports ‘ongoing violations’ of human rights on Wet’suwet’en territory – CBC News
  11. Indigenous advisory council at CN resigns, says company ‘missed the mark’ on reconciliation – Global News
  12. Assembly of First Nations on path to reconciliation with new national chief prioritizing children – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. New Premier elected in the Northwest Territories – APTN News
  2. AFN receives strong message to stay out of treaty business – Windspeaker
  3. Video: Who is the new AFN national chief Cindy Woodhouse? – Global News
  4. Quebec government votes to abolish the office of lieutenant governor – CTV News
  5. New Year ushers in improved First Nation and Métis consultation policy – Sask Today
  6. First Nations Leaders And Métis Groups Continue Dispute Over Bill C-53 – Penticton Herald
  7. Colleagues hail appointment of 1st Indigenous B.C. Chief Justice in court’s history – CBC News
  8. Quebec’s new language bill is a barrier to Indigenous education says college dean – APTN News
  9. Manon Jeannotte from First Nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant governor – CBC News
  10. Guided by landmark report, Calgary police create missing Indigenous persons team – Calgary Herald
  11. Concerns raised as compensation for children-in-care settlement set to roll out next year – Windspeaker
  12. B.C. government denies responsibility for alleged Indigenous health-care discrimination – Vancouver Is Awesome
  13. Expanding legal supports and services for Indigenous people living in urban areas – Department of Justice Canada
  14. ‘Canada, we’re coming for you’: Cindy Woodhouse elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations – APTN News
  15. Ottawa eyes change to border rules for Indigenous communities. ‘It is an injustice that continues to divide our people’ – Toronto Star
  16. Federal Court of Canada Appoints Settlement Implementation Committee to Compensate First Nations Children and Families – Assembly of First Nations

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Feds give Indigenous tourism a boost – Yahoo News
  2. Mi’kmaw families deal with rising living costs – Hamilton Spectator
  3. Behind First Nations’ demands for climate tax exemptions – Penticton Herald
  4. Membertou’s Chief Terry Paul one of Canada’s most admired CEOs – SaltWire
  5. Mi’kmaw Christmas Market at Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design – SaltWire
  6. People reflect on legacy of Robertson Trading as store winds down after 56 years – CBC News
  7. Millbrook Mi’kmaw Nation partners on new inland shipping terminal in Nova Scotia – APTN News
  8. ‘It’s something I can actually be proud of:’ Training program trades difficult pasts for toolbelts – APTN News
  9. New study benchmarks Indigenous contributions and informs action towards economic reconciliation – Calgary Economic Development

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous language reclamation journey: Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik – APTN News
  2. Ann’s Eye: See what makes this women’s shelter feel like home – CBC News
  3. Indigenous musicians now have a new national advocacy group – CBC News
  4. A First Nation’s quest to reclaim its masks from the Royal B.C. Museum – Vancouver Sun
  5. Beaverbrook Art Gallery exhibit dedicated to fierceness of Indigenous women – CBC News
  6. Kent Monkman’s gender-fluid alter ego jumps from canvas to page in new books – CBC News
  7. N.L. university hires consultants on Indigenous heritage after president removed – Toronto Star
  8. Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison – City News
  9. ‘It’s good to give back’; Membertou hunters make moose meat donation to Jane Paul Centre – SaltWire
  10. ‘Long overdue’: Nursing educators apologize to Indigenous Peoples for harms in education – Global News
  11. JOAN SULLIVAN: Mi’kmaw leaders sharing and preserving what they know in two separate books – SaltWire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Plains Bison now roaming on Batoche National Historic Site – APTN News
  2. Scientists gather in Iqaluit to discuss region’s rapid changes – APTN News
  3. Indigenous reaction to emissions cap on Alberta oil and gas industry – City News
  4. First Nation creating new Salmon Parks to protect fragile ecosystems – Campbell River Mirror
  5. Canada’s climate lobby pushes for oil, gas emissions cap with fashion statement – APTN News
  6. Looking at the impact that climate change is having on Inuit over the next five years – APTN News
  7. Indigenous Leaders Champion a Stronger Role in Addressing Climate Change at COP28 – Earth Org
  8. Indigenous leaders fight to have their rights when it comes to approving mining projects – APTN News
  9. Shortening ice road seasons threat to safety for northern Manitoba First Nation: Ashton – Winnipeg Sun
  10. Exclusive: Feds face burning questions over ‘upside-down approach’ to climate readiness – Penticton Herald

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

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  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.
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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
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    • $200 grocery gift card
  5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on May 8, 2023.
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  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.
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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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