IndigeNews: Feb. 6 – 12, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Mesna’latl”
(me-se-naa-la-del)

Meaning: to mend/repair something

In the News

  1. British Columbia moves to make NDTR an official holiday – APTN News
  2. Every Child Matters rug and tapestry art on display in Halifax – APTN News
  3. Ottawa to provide $2B over 10 years for ‘Indigenous health priorities’ – APTN News
  4. Looking back on honouree Rita Joe as Heritage Day approaches – SaltWire Network
  5. Federal money for search of landfill just the beginning says grand chief – APTN News
  6. Indigenous leaders, family discuss effort to search landfill for women’s remains – CTV News
  7. Manitoba makes progress toward monument honouring historic First Nations leader – CTV News
  8. Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks ‘transparency’: Murray – APTN News
  9. Yukon First Nations celebrate land claim milestone with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – CBC News
  10. Sask. world champion powwow dancer to perform, represent Canada at Super Bowl – Global News
  11. When a discovery is made at a former residential school, what comes next for the community? – APTN News
  12. Interlocutor on unmarked graves ‘very concerned’ by feds’ $2M deal with international organization – CBC News
  13. Top court hears argument on whether First Nations’ constitutions must conform to Canada’s Charter protections – Windspeaker

Politics & Law

  1. Yukon seeks public feedback on mining legislation – APTN News
  2. YG failed to consult with First Nation: court – Whitehorse Daily Star
  3. Federal watchdogs, MPs slam corrections officials on treatment of prisoners – CBC News
  4. Why 21 Robinson Huron Treaty First Nations are in litigation over breach of treaty – APTN News
  5. First Nations leaders pan Trudeau letter ducking request for seat at health-care talks – CBC News
  6. Supreme Court of Canada hears appeal on Yukon First Nation’s residency requirement – CBC News
  7. Shale gas: ‘Nothing is going to happen in the province without the indigenous peoples’ – The Saxon
  8. First Nations owed over $100B under 1850 Ontario treaty: Nobel-winning economist – National Post
  9. Dealing with federal justice minister frustrating and disappointing says Kahnawà:ke chief – APTN News
  10. Manitoba transferring Indigenous Court Work Program to First Nation communities – Penticton Herald
  11. When the Chiefs went to Ottawa: How a small group from Yukon made history 50 years ago – CBC News
  12. Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether Charter of Rights applies to Indigenous law makers – APTN News
  13. Indigenous Services Minister committed to ‘closing infrastructure gap’ for fire resources in First Nations – CBC News
  14. Manitoba First Nations man sues federal government for $11B over ‘unfulfilled’ treaty annuity payments – CBC News
  15. Alberta lawyers vote 75% in favour of mandatory education, including Indigenous cultural competency – Canadian Lawyer
  16. Complaints commission condemns RCMP for lack of investigation into allegations Mounties abused First Nations girls – APTN News
  17. Law Society of Alberta votes to uphold mandatory education after Indigenous culture course comes under fire – Edmonton Journal

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Inuit-led wellness project wins $1M Arctic Inspiration Prize – APTN News
  2. Regina city council approves 20% Indigenous procurement policy – Global News
  3. Coalition calls on Ottawa to invest $6B in Indigenous housing – Terrace Standard
  4. AFOA Canada to Host More Than 1,100 Indigenous Professionals in Ottawa – Financial Post
  5. First Nations forge alliance as Ontario’s rush for critical minerals sparks alarm – Financial Post
  6. Kahnawà:ke designer is making her international debut at New York Fashion Week – CBC News
  7. Arctic Inspiration Prize awards over $2.7M to projects ‘by the North, for the North’ – CBC News
  8. Regina, Saskatoon approve policies meant to give more contracts to Indigenous vendors – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Arctic Winter Games wrap up competition in Wood Buffalo – APTN News
  2.  GNWT ‘extends timeline’ of Indigenous languages action plan – Cabin Radio
  3. Saskatchewan may soon be rocking out to more Indigenous music – APTN News
  4. Educators say more support needed to keep Indigenous languages alive – CBC News
  5. First Nations dancers head to Florida for 50th annual Seminole powwow – CBC News
  6. Jim Maloney named to North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame – CBC News
  7. Crafts at risk: The race to preserve traditional skills before they are lost forever – CBC News
  8. Peguis First Nation’s William Prince to take centre stage at storied Grand Ole Opry – CBC News
  9. B.C. auditor general report paints grim picture of services for Indigenous inmates – APTN News
  10. Elders grateful truth and reconciliation programming included in Arctic Winter Games – APTN News
  11. Syphilis cases up over 600 per cent in Sask. First Nations communities, says public health doc – CTV News
  12. First Nation in B.C. declares state of emergency over ‘unrelenting’ impact of drugs and alcohol – CBC News
  13. Increasing Indigenous access: the need for Canadian certified counsellors in the NIHB program – The Hill Times
  14. As more high schools add Indigenous-focused compulsory courses, some warn against a siloed approach – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Logging: Gesgapegiag raises the tone – The Saxon
  2. B.C. funds Fraser River shoreline flood protection in Fraser Valley – CTV News
  3. Inuit warn ‘rock concert’ of noise from ships is hurting Arctic wildlife – National Observer
  4. Governments and coastal First Nations in B.C. endorse marine protection action plan – APTN News
  5. Ontario, federal government investing in country’s largest battery storage facility in Six Nations – CBC News
  6. Government of Canada and coastal First Nations announce progress to protect a large ecologically unique ocean area off the Pacific West Coast – Newswire

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.
  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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