IndigeNews: Dec. 6 – 12, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Tapatat”

Meaning: Potato

In the News

  1. Show of solidarity for farmers in crisis – The Eastern Graphic
  2. First-ever Indigenous-led bid to pursue 2030 Olympics in Vancouver – Daily Hive
  3. AFN announces postponement of Vatican trip at special chiefs assembly – APTN News
  4. Federal government to release more residential school documents: Miller – APTN News
  5. Indigenous historians say more than an apology is needed from the Catholic Church – CTV News
  6. Vancouver fan pushes to have Mi’kmaw contribution to hockey included in the hall of fame – APTN News
  7. Cowessess First Nation working with Church to complete identification of 751 unmarked graves – CTV News
  8. Abegweit First Nation buying nearly 2,500 kg of potatoes to support local industry amid trade ban – CBC News
  9. Prime Minister, ministers, federal party leaders make promises to chiefs at AFN special assembly – Windspeaker.com
  10. Archibald, chiefs push for arms-length, independent UN investigation of Canada’s residential schools – Windspeaker.com
  11. Emergency motion to de-escalate RCMP tactics against land defenders gives way to Wet’suwet’en ‘internal dispute’ – Windspeaker.com
  12. Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Provide an Update on Delegation to Rome – Assembly of First Nations

Politics & Law

  1. Gerald Antoine elected Dene National chief – CBC News
  2. Dehcho First Nations to establish custom land code – Cabin Radio
  3. Feds remain committed to ending boil water advisories, Trudeau tells AFN – Global News
  4. ‘Truth must prevail’: Cowessess chief reflects on a year of grief and prosperity – CTV News
  5. BC NDP Elect First Ever Indigenous Party President in Aaron Sumexheltza – CFNR Network
  6. Autumn Peltier on youth activism, challenging Trudeau, and a future in politics – Maclean’s
  7. Indigenous justice system takes holistic approach, panel speakers explain – The Lawyer’s Daily
  8. AFN could be effective but needs to change say former candidates for national chief – APTN News
  9. AFN special chiefs assembly winds up with resolutions, promises from prime minister – APTN News
  10. New regional chief in New Brunswick calls premier a ‘ding dong’ after reaction to lawsuit – APTN News
  11. Assembly of First Nations adopts resolution to add two-spirit council to governance structure – CBC News
  12. Feds examined spending billions on mental health supports for residential school survivors – Vancouver Sun
  13. Regional chiefs accused of ‘self-serving’ as they lead defeat of Archibald’s strategic plan for AFN – Windspeaker.com
  14. Government of Canada advances implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act –  Department of Justice Canada
  15. Minister Miller promises new measures for federal government document disclosure related to residential schools – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Feds invest in Quebec Indigenous community initiatives – The Hamilton Spectator
  2. First Nations say coal company misrepresenting relationships to review group – Global News
  3. Mi’kmaw Entrepreneur Has Her Chance to Finally Pitch Canada’s Dragons’ Den – EIN Presswire
  4. Indigenous housing groups get Catholic school board fees waived from building permits – CBC News
  5. $13 million donation set to fund new Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledge – The McGill Tribune
  6. BC floods cause at least 450 million in damage, First Nations still struggle, some still cut off – Turtle Island News
  7. Stability critical to investors, says leader, as concern greets high level departures from Indigenous Opportunities Corp. – Windspeaker.com
  8. Transport Canada announces up to $300K in new funding to support local and Indigenous community-based rail safety engagement – Transport Canada
  9. Indigena Capital to Launch $250 Million Indigenous Equity Partnership Fund to Bridge Private Investment with Indigenous Communities in Canada and the United States – NationTalk

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Three Alberta First Nations planning to take over child welfare – Edmonton Journal
  3. Parole system fails Indigenous prisoners in Nova Scotia, support workers say – The Signal
  4. Hockey’s Denny honoured by induction into Mi’kmaq Sports Hall of Fame – Windspeaker.com
  5. Mi’kmaw communities in Cape Breton launch vaccination clinics for children – SaltWire Network
  6. Halifax committee considers using park display cases to commemorate Mi’kmaq history – The Signal
  7. Opioid overdoses in Indigenous communities increased sharply during pandemic: reports – CBC News
  8. Ontario First Nation confirms 12 cases of blastomycosis, more than 100 under investigation – Global News
  9. 4,500-km Indigenous snowmobile expedition will carry message of reconciliation, healing and hope – CBC News
  10. Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71 – Lethbridge News Now
  11. From healing to disappointment, here’s what a papal apology could mean for residential school survivors – Global News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations gather to reframe land use as land relationships – Yukon News
  2. Environmental assessment of Northern Pulp’s mill restart plan begins – CBC News
  3. After 60 days, Iqaluit lifts its do not consume order for drinking water – APTN News
  4. B.C. wildfires: Indigenous report calls for change to response, recovery – CTV News
  5. Zhiibaahaasing First Nation water operator wins national leadership award – CBC News
  6. Banned for decades, releasing oilsands tailings water is now on the horizon – CBC News
  7. First Nations call for better alert system, more funding after slow flood response – Lethbridge News Now
  8. Indigenous leaders push for creation of mandatory elders wisdom panels on resource projects – CBC News

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.
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  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.
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  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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