IndigeNews: Feb. 21 – 26, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Nmultis”
(neh-mult-es)

Meaning: I will see you again

In the News

  1. New gallery showcases Mi’kmaw art at Eltuek Arts Centre – SaltWire
  2. How Lennox Island’s chief remembers Mi’kmaq leader Jim Sark – CBC News
  3. Palestinian flag flying over Natoaganeg First Nation in New Brunswick – APTN News
  4. Jim Sark, former chief of Lennox Island and Abegweit First Nations, dies at 84 – CBC News
  5. ‘We’re trying to make it fun’; First-ever Mikmaw language AV production studio – SaltWire
  6. Midwinter celebrations in Millbrook, N.S., honour Mi’kmaw culture and history – CBC News
  7. Murray Harbour councillor challenges sanctions in PEI court over controversial sign – SaltWire
  8. Wolastoqey fishers say proposed elver fishery shutdown infringes on treaty rights – CBC News
  9. Made in Epekwitk: Meet Jacqueline Sark Arsenault and see her wearable creations – CBC News
  10. Ottawa reaches $59M settlement with Matsqui First Nation for 1909 land seizure – Global News
  11. Indigenous leaders say B.C. opposition members derailed changes to Land Act – The Canadian Press
  12. Jim Sark, former chief of Lennox Island and Abegweit First Nation, remembered as respected advocate and leader – SaltWire

Politics & Law

  1. Business groups applaud B.C. pausing controversial Land Act reforms – CBC News
  2. Nisga’a Treaty disputes settled between B.C. and First Nation governments – City News
  3. B.C. scraps proposed changes to Land Act amid consultation, controversy – Vancouver Sun
  4. ‘This mining is destroying us’: Alaskan tribal group applies for Canadian status – APTN News
  5. Treaty 8 in Alberta signs onto assembly of remote First Nations organization – Windspeaker
  6. Sts’ailes, frustrated with the feds, signs and funds its own child welfare agreement – APTN News
  7. Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation challenges Quebec over its free entry mining regime – CBC News
  8. P.E.I. councillor accused of posting anti-Indigenous sign seeking judicial review – The Canadian Press
  9. Lohr dodges questions on state of consultations with Mi’kmaw group over Lake Pisiquid – CBC News
  10. Federal government reaches $59M settlement with First Nation in B.C. over land seizure – APTN News
  11. Canada needs legislation to protect historical Indigenous burial sites: Winnipeg conference – CBC News
  12. Nova Scotia Lawsuit Accuses Radiologists of Unauthorized Research on Mi’kmaq Community – BNN News
  13. First Nations leaders ‘disgusted’ that Opposition derailed proposed BC Land Act amendments – CTV News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Innu community signs deal with Quebec to explore energy projects – APTN News
  2. ‘It’s a godsend’; Feds work with CBRM, Membertou to spur housing growth – SaltWire
  3. Development agreement signed with Amlamgog First Nation – Government of New Brunswick
  4. Scotiabank to set up Canadian investment dealer owned by Indigenous shareholders – SaltWire
  5. Indigenous firms, First Nation to create investment dealer with Scotiabank – Athabasca Advocate
  6. Local Tourism Industry Embracing Indigenous Culture, says Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada – VOCM
  7. Government of Canada and ITAC announce first businesses supported by Indigenous Tourism Fund – Government of Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous disability conference planned for Membertou – SaltWire
  2. Breakout Indigenous nominations in the 2024 JUNOS – Windspeaker
  3. Ski Ben Eoin hosts Mi’kmaw cultural event mawio’mi Saturday – SaltWire
  4. Inuk designer showcases fashion on the world stage in New York – CBC News
  5. New film documents struggle of Wet’suwet’en land defenders – Windspeaker
  6. Storytelling project helps newcomers and Indigenous people find shared narratives – CBC News
  7. ‘I’m really worried’: What will the future hold for Indigenous news media in Sask? – Northeast Now
  8. IN PHOTOS: Making the most of the season at Eskasoni’s winter carnival most of the season at Eskasoni’s winter carnival – SaltWire
  9. Rogers opens Downie-Wenjack Legacy Space in Moncton, with Mi’kmaq and Maliseet (Wolastoqiyik) and Passamaquoddy community members – Rogers

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Feds fund new Canadian Coast Guard safety vessel in Wekoqmaq – SaltWire
  2. Buffalo herd released on Witchekan Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan – CBC News
  3. Seeing Gros Morne National Park Through An Indigenous Lens – National Parks Traveler
  4. Northwest First Nation wants to bring a stop to mine road construction – Northern Ontario Business
  5. Treaty One Nations shocked they weren’t notified when raw sewage spilled into Red River – Windspeaker
  6. Mushkegowuk Council pitches marine conservation area along James, Hudson Bay coastlines – APTN News
  7. NS Power, Mi’kmaw communities partner on Atlantic Canada’s largest energy storage project, with $138.2-mil CIB support – Electrical Business
  8. The Government of Canada invests in Indigenous communities to enhance community-based marine response capacity as part of the Oceans Protection Plan – Canadian Coast Guard

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

© L’nuey 2024. All Rights Reserved.

‘How We Say 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/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.

‘Definition of 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/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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