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
- Entire Indigenous advisory council for CN Rail resigns – APTN News
- A long battle now behind it, the AFN has a new national chief – Windspeaker
- Feds introduce bill to set drinking water standards in First Nations – CBC News
- Cindy Woodhouse wins election for Assembly of First Nations national chief – CBC News
- New Brunswick Indigenous lawsuit ‘unprecedented in this country,’ says lawyer – SaltWire
- Indigenous advisory council for CN resigns, says railway won’t accept responsibility – CBC News
- Long-awaited bill would give First Nations ‘tools and powers’ to protect water: Hajdu – CTV News
- ‘We’ve got this wrong’: Lunenburg mayor expects Queen Street name to be overturned – CTV News
- Mi’kmaw fisher goes to court hoping to face the people that took her lobster | APTN News – YouTube
- Amnesty International reports ‘ongoing violations’ of human rights on Wet’suwet’en territory – CBC News
- Indigenous advisory council at CN resigns, says company ‘missed the mark’ on reconciliation – Global News
- Assembly of First Nations on path to reconciliation with new national chief prioritizing children – CTV News
Politics & Law
- New Premier elected in the Northwest Territories – APTN News
- AFN receives strong message to stay out of treaty business – Windspeaker
- Video: Who is the new AFN national chief Cindy Woodhouse? – Global News
- Quebec government votes to abolish the office of lieutenant governor – CTV News
- New Year ushers in improved First Nation and Métis consultation policy – Sask Today
- First Nations Leaders And Métis Groups Continue Dispute Over Bill C-53 – Penticton Herald
- Colleagues hail appointment of 1st Indigenous B.C. Chief Justice in court’s history – CBC News
- Quebec’s new language bill is a barrier to Indigenous education says college dean – APTN News
- Manon Jeannotte from First Nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant governor – CBC News
- Guided by landmark report, Calgary police create missing Indigenous persons team – Calgary Herald
- Concerns raised as compensation for children-in-care settlement set to roll out next year – Windspeaker
- B.C. government denies responsibility for alleged Indigenous health-care discrimination – Vancouver Is Awesome
- Expanding legal supports and services for Indigenous people living in urban areas – Department of Justice Canada
- ‘Canada, we’re coming for you’: Cindy Woodhouse elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations – APTN News
- Ottawa eyes change to border rules for Indigenous communities. ‘It is an injustice that continues to divide our people’ – Toronto Star
- Federal Court of Canada Appoints Settlement Implementation Committee to Compensate First Nations Children and Families – Assembly of First Nations
Business, Finance & Economics
- Feds give Indigenous tourism a boost – Yahoo News
- Mi’kmaw families deal with rising living costs – Hamilton Spectator
- Behind First Nations’ demands for climate tax exemptions – Penticton Herald
- Membertou’s Chief Terry Paul one of Canada’s most admired CEOs – SaltWire
- Mi’kmaw Christmas Market at Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design – SaltWire
- People reflect on legacy of Robertson Trading as store winds down after 56 years – CBC News
- Millbrook Mi’kmaw Nation partners on new inland shipping terminal in Nova Scotia – APTN News
- ‘It’s something I can actually be proud of:’ Training program trades difficult pasts for toolbelts – APTN News
- New study benchmarks Indigenous contributions and informs action towards economic reconciliation – Calgary Economic Development
Education, Health & Culture
- Indigenous language reclamation journey: Dinjii Zhuh Ginjik – APTN News
- Ann’s Eye: See what makes this women’s shelter feel like home – CBC News
- Indigenous musicians now have a new national advocacy group – CBC News
- A First Nation’s quest to reclaim its masks from the Royal B.C. Museum – Vancouver Sun
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery exhibit dedicated to fierceness of Indigenous women – CBC News
- Kent Monkman’s gender-fluid alter ego jumps from canvas to page in new books – CBC News
- N.L. university hires consultants on Indigenous heritage after president removed – Toronto Star
- Celebrity chef and Nova Scotia First Nation team up to create meal kits with venison – City News
- ‘It’s good to give back’; Membertou hunters make moose meat donation to Jane Paul Centre – SaltWire
- ‘Long overdue’: Nursing educators apologize to Indigenous Peoples for harms in education – Global News
- JOAN SULLIVAN: Mi’kmaw leaders sharing and preserving what they know in two separate books – SaltWire
Environment, Science & Technology
- Plains Bison now roaming on Batoche National Historic Site – APTN News
- Scientists gather in Iqaluit to discuss region’s rapid changes – APTN News
- Indigenous reaction to emissions cap on Alberta oil and gas industry – City News
- First Nation creating new Salmon Parks to protect fragile ecosystems – Campbell River Mirror
- Canada’s climate lobby pushes for oil, gas emissions cap with fashion statement – APTN News
- Looking at the impact that climate change is having on Inuit over the next five years – APTN News
- Indigenous Leaders Champion a Stronger Role in Addressing Climate Change at COP28 – Earth Org
- Indigenous leaders fight to have their rights when it comes to approving mining projects – APTN News
- Shortening ice road seasons threat to safety for northern Manitoba First Nation: Ashton – Winnipeg Sun
- Exclusive: Feds face burning questions over ‘upside-down approach’ to climate readiness – Penticton Herald