IndigeNews: Feb. 22 – 28, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Sam’qwuan”

Meaning: water

In the News

  1. Lennox Island First Nation kicks off COVID-19 vaccination clinics – CBC News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know this week – CBC News
  3. Eskasoni developing its own moderate livelihood plan, starting with lobster – CBC News
  4. Commercial fishers seek intervener status in lawsuit over Indigenous fishing rights – CTV News
  5. Cape Breton Indigenous MP says Bill C-22 aims to root out systemic racism – The Chronicle Herald
  6. Parliamentary budget office says cost of compensating First Nations families sits at $15B – APTN News
  7. Too many First Nations lack clean drinking water and it’s Ottawa’s fault, says auditor general – CBC News
  8. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  9. NS Premier says ‘reconciliation is a journey,’ looks to federal government to define moderate livelihood – The Chronicle Herald

Politics & Law

  1. Site C still faces legal challenge from First Nations – Dawson Creek Mirror
  2. Yukon justice system failing Indigenous women, say advocates – CBC News
  3. Indigenous input key to Columbia River Treaty negotiations – Trail Daily Times
  4. VPD officer’s conduct under review after anti-pipeline demonstration – CBC News
  5. First Indigenous councillor in Terrace, B.C., quits, cites systemic racism – Global News
  6. Quebec river granted legal rights as part of global ‘personhood’ – Kamloops This Week
  7. AFN executive chiefs to address call for financial review at next meeting: Bellegarde – APTN News
  8. There needs to be 3 Indigenous judges sitting on Supreme Court of Canada: professor – APTN News
  9. Confidentiality agreements a ‘red flag’ in exercising Bill C-92, says Indigenous leader – The Discourse
  10. First Nation councillor in Terrace, B.C., resigns citing racism and barriers to reconciliation – APTN News
  11. Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent – CBC News
  12. Too many First Nations lack clean drinking water and it’s Ottawa’s fault, says auditor general – CBC News
  13. ‘Localized harassment’: RCMP patrol Wet’suwet’en territory despite UN calls for withdrawal – The Narwhal
  14. Appeals court strikes down injunction on Lake Manitoba, Lake St. Martin outlet channels project – CTV News
  15. Innu caribou hunt sparks debate over territorial and hunting rights among First Nations in Quebec – APTN News
  16. Southern Chiefs Organization calls for inquiry into federal process for awarding infrastructure contracts – APTN News
  17. Canada, British Columbia and Tlowitsis Nation Advance to Final Stage of Treaty Negotiations – Indigenous Services Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Canada’s pipeline regulator says it’s taking a stand against systemic racism – CBC News
  2. Caldwell First Nation planning development, restaurant for future community – APTN News
  3. Manitoba NDP eye new Crown corporation to boost rural, northern cell and internet – CTV News
  4. Rare earths miner, Indigenous construction companies sign $8-million business contract – NNSL Media
  5. First Nations community in Cape Breton breaks ground on new recreation facility – The Chronicle Herald
  6. First Nations workers in Saskatchewan sacrifice wages, vacation to run underfunded water systems – APTN News
  7. ‘Stay off our lands unless given consent’: FSIN, mining firm at odds over exploration on Sask. First Nation – CTV News
  8. 3 years ago you could only buy legal weed on First Nations, now some say the industry needs a ‘red market’ – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. First Mi’kmaw COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens in Nova Scotia – CBC News
  2. Canadian Medical Association elects first Indigenous president – CBC News
  3. Woman makes Mi’kmaw alphabet book to help pass on language – CBC News
  4. Mi’kmaw youth paint petroglyphs on boat with artist Alan Syliboy – APTN News
  5. Bad Water Sickens First Nations. But Government Doesn’t Track the Toll – The Tyee
  6. Mi’kmaq hip hop artist Blake Francis wants his verses to have purpose – APTN News
  7. Michelle Sylliboy grateful for new Indigenous Student Centre at St. FX – Global News
  8. Cape Breton art centre creates new positions to support Indigenous artists – CBC News
  9. Survey data sheds light on Indigenous languages, traditional activities across North – CBC News
  10. For Mi’kmaw educator Marie Battiste, inner growth is essential to be a leader – The Globe and Mail
  11. ‘It’s a dream come true’: McMaster appoints new director of Indigenous research institute – The Hamilton Spectator
  12. The Métis Nation, with support from Veterans Affairs Canada, announce the Métis Veterans Legacy Commemorative Program – Métis National Council

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. BC Tests Found Unsafe Lead Levels in Water of 35 First Nation Schools – The Tyee
  2. Poundmaker Cree Nation welcomes back bison to traditional territory – CBC News
  3. Digging deep: Inside the Clean Water, Broken Promises investigation – APTN News
  4. Report: Lifespan of First Nations water infrastructure cut short by underfunding – APTN News
  5. New Centre for Indigenous Fisheries launched by Nisga’a scientist and academic – The Ubyssey
  6. ‘Serious concerns’: Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains – CTV News
  7. ‘It is a right’: Eskasoni harvesters gather to write fishery plan ahead of spring launch – APTN News
  8. Researchers using waste water to track COVID-19 in Saskatoon, Indigenous communities – Global News
  9. Federal advisory committee will consider Indigenous rights in new energy projects – The Globe and Mail
  10. Indigenous woman to launch a travel app that features Blackfoot historical sites in Canada & U.S. – CBC News
  11. Progress made on 40MWh battery storage benefitting First Nations communities in north Canada – Energy Storage
  12. Canada and Délı̨nę Got’ı̨nę Government sign historic Governance Agreement in support of the Great Bear Lake Remediation Project – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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

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  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.
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    • 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.
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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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