IndigeNews: Feb. 27 – Mar. 4, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Siwkewiku’s”
(see-uke-ay-we-goos)

Meaning: spring time moon, also known as March in English. Siwkewiku’s is also known as maple sugar time, as the running of the maple sap heralds the spring rebirth.

In the News

  1. Confederation Bridge name change under review – SaltWire
  2. Brian Mulroney held the line on settler colonialism: activist – APTN News
  3. James Smith Cree Nation calls for binding recommendations – Sask Today
  4. Renaming Confederation Bridge as Epekwitk Crossing: What’s the holdup? – CBC News
  5. Newfoundland Mi’kmaw language group visits Cape Breton for immersion week – SaltWire
  6. Mi’gmaw communities in New Brunswick start alternative to standard policing – APTN News
  7. Indigenous leader in Nova Scotia accusing radiologists of conducting secret tests – CTV News
  8. N.B. civil servants course on Indigenous issues has no input from local First Nations – SaltWIre
  9. ‘It brought closure’: Sask. First Nation moving forward after killing inquest rests – Global News
  10. Algonquins of Ontario organization removes nearly 2,000 members after ancestry disputes – CBC News
  11. Mi’kmaw chiefs concerned about Lake Pisiquid emergency order, impact on fish passage – Global News
  12. With the elver harvesting season on the line, some Mi’kmaw chiefs are scrambling for options – CBC News
  13. First Nations that have gone years without clean drinking water hope compensation signals a ‘new dawn’ – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. First Nations praise ruling ‘forcing’ Crown to protect interests – CBC News
  2. NDP calls for overhaul of Nutrition North Canada after APTN report – APTN News
  3. Business groups applaud B.C. pausing controversial Land Act reforms – CBC News
  4. Heiltsuk Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery – CBC News
  5. B.C. First Nation suing Canadian government over fishery closure – Vancouver Island Free Daily
  6. Global News investigation exposes ‘dark secret of Canada,’ veteran NDP MP says – Global News
  7. Victim of forced sterilization in Ottawa to support law that would penalize doctors – APTN News
  8. Kapuskasing eyeing legal action to get $7.1M from feds for hosting evacuations – Timmins Today
  9. Bill to make forced and coerced sterilization a criminal offence before Senate committee – CBC News
  10. House of Commons silent, Parliament Hill flag at half-mast after death of Brian Mulroney – APTN News
  11. Proposed class-action lawsuit aims to compensate children of residential school survivors – APTN News
  12. Senate committee hears from information commissioner on residential schools records access – CBC News
  13. Law Foundation of Ontario forms strategic partnership with Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund – Law Times
  14. ‘Water is life’: First Nations politician in Alberta launches NDP leadership campaign about environment – APTN News
  15. Trudeau says ‘more to do’ after Global News investigation reveals allegations companies targeting Indigenous kids in care for profit – Global News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. First Nations group to help Indigenous businesses win contracts – Cabin Radio
  2. Details of a new world Indigenous tourism association announced – Windspeaker
  3. Indigenous post-secondary institutions shut out of $1.3B aid package – Soo Today
  4. DON MILLS: The growing importance of First Nations in resource development – SaltWire
  5. Mi’kmaq Community Reclaims Financial Autonomy in Historic New Brunswick Agreement – BNN
  6. Tribe Network continues to increase its services for Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs – CBC News
  7. Indigenous-led Cedar Leaf Capital to support reconciliation in finance industry, CEO says – Financial Post
  8. In the Remote Northwest Territories of Canada, Indigenous Tourism Paves the Path Forward – CN Traveler
  9. National Indigenous economic organizations spearhead First Nations procurement organization – Newswire
  10. Formation of new procurement organization may muddy the waters for Indigenous businesses – Windspeaker

Education, Health & Culture

  1. See how the Wolastoqey Grand Chief makes bannock bread – CBC News
  2. Eskasoni’s Kji Wikuom Studios: A Beacon for Mi’kmaq Language Revival – BNN
  3. FirstVoices launches new edition of language preservation website – Windspeaker
  4. Indigenous Institutes post-secondary education on the brink of collapse– Anishinabek News
  5. First Nations pool players meet at world championship tournament in Las Vegas – CBC News
  6. Why Grassy Narrows First Nation parents must fight to keep their kids at home – Global News
  7. First Nations people in B.C. continue to be hit harder by toxic drug crisis, statistics show – CBC News
  8. No home. No options: Ontario Indigenous kids ‘damaged’ by system sending them south – Global News
  9. Mi’kmaw production ‘Mimikej’ premieres at Sydney’s Highland Arts Theatre March 5 – Penticton Herald
  10. Language expert from New York visits Sask. and shares experiences with Indigenous communities – CTV News
  11. The N.W.T. has 11 official languages, yet service in Indigenous languages continues to be a struggle – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Why Did Trans Mountain Dig Through an Indigenous Burial Site? – The Tyee
  2. Chronic wasting disease threatens First Nations food security – The Narwhal
  3. APTN podcast examines resilience, climate change in far north – Windspeaker
  4. Water First Launches Pioneering Indigenous Water Treatment Training in Manitoba – NNL
  5. First Nations leaders continue to oppose Ontario nuclear waste burial projects – CBC News
  6. Yellowhead Tribal College getting students ready to spot wildfires from the sky – APTN News
  7. Seafaring Transformation: Chief Mi’sel Joe Joins World Energy GH2 and Horizon Maritime – OGM
  8. Environmentalists push the federal government on complete ban on ‘forever chemicals’ – APTN News
  9. Why did Indigenous-led conservation funding set off furious backlash from First Nations? – The Narwhal
  10. History of Canada’s largest national park reveals exclusion of First Nations people and injustice – Windspeaker
  11. ‘It’s amazing’: Akwesasne designer Tasha Thompson shocked at response over corset at Avatar premiere – APTN News
  12. Demanding a proper say, Cat Lake First Nation’s injunction pauses First Mining Gold’s road work for project – CBC News

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
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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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  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
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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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  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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