IndigeNews: Feb. 8 – 12, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Mijua’j’ij”
(mee-joo-ah-jeej)

Meaning: baby; infant; small child 👶

In the News

  1. 20 QUESTIONS: With P.E.I. Sen. Brian Francis – SaltWire
  2. Native American groups prepping for Super Bowl protest – APTN News
  3. Supreme Court declares Indigenous child welfare law constitutional – CBC News
  4. Proposed changes to B.C. land registration system affecting First Nations – MLT Atkins
  5. ‘Great day’ for Indigenous children, advocate says after child welfare ruling – CBC News
  6. The troubling basis for the Supreme Court’s child welfare law decision – First Peoples Law
  7. Less than one month left to submit claim for drinking water compensation – Windspeaker
  8. Supreme Court decision on Indigenous child welfare law ‘a victory for Canada,’ AFN chief says – CBC News
  9. Indigenous leaders laud beautiful, happy Supreme Court ruling on child welfare jurisdiction – Windspeaker

Politics & Law

  1. Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation lawsuit focusing on conflicts of interest – CBC News
  2. The Supreme Court Canada weighs in on UNDRIP – The Canadian Bar Association
  3. Peguis First Nation hires new lawyers to fight $172M lawsuit over loans – CBC News
  4. Ross River Dena Council appealing ruling on proposed Kudz ze Kayah mine – APTN News
  5. Patty Hajdu on the ‘historic’ decision to uphold Indigenous child welfare law – CBC News
  6. B.C. minister says land act changes don’t give First Nations veto power – The Northern View
  7. Sask. chief files class-action lawsuit over $5 annuity payments signed 150 years ago – CBC News
  8. One substantial amendment accompanies Bill C-53 to Parliament for third reading – Windspeaker
  9. Mother in Inuit identity fraud case pleads guilty, charges against daughters withdrawn – CBC News
  10. Tory MP walks back comments on First Nations water plants amid criticism – Kelowna Capital News
  11. Alberta NDP MP says there are solutions to homelessness crisis but feds ignoring them – APTN News
  12. Tory MP in hot water as First Nation demands apology for comments he made in House – Toronto Star
  13. Apology demands for Conservative MP who claimed First Nations burned down water plants – CTV News
  14. Kebaowek First Nation launching court challenge to Chalk River nuclear waste disposal site – Ottawa Citizen
  15. ‘Done being patient’: Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  16. Manitoba chief proposes class action against feds over ‘effectively worthless’ $5 treaty payments – CBC News
  17. Legal expert says Supreme Court decision won’t have power to strike down Indigenous child welfare law – APTN News
  18. Pierre Poilievre is looking to remake his relationship with Indigenous groups. Here’s one way he’s trying to do that – Toronto Star

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Poilievre proposes plan for First Nations to collect taxes from industry – CTV News
  2. 100 new housing units being built in N.W.T. but one MLA says it’s not enough – CBC News
  3. Investors flock to First Nation land as Kelowna home, condo values slump – Coast Reporter
  4. Opinion: Indigenous housing needs private capital to be made at least livable – Financial Post
  5. Want to work in the U.S. through the Jay Treaty? Some say process is confusing, frustrating – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Juno nod catches Cape Breton fiddle star Morgan Toney by surprise – SaltWire
  2. Quirky Indigenous romantic comedy series set to stream Feb. 14 – Windspeaker
  3. This First Nation says Indigenous-run child welfare systems can help families heal – CBC Radio
  4. Lily Gladstone leaned on community to get through some scenes in Killers of the Flower Moon – CBC News
  5. Canadian museums still working on repatriation policies as U.S. museums shut down Indigenous exhibits – CBC News
  6. James Smith inquest boosts Indigenous prison programs. Grassroots groups say their work is more effective – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Northern First Nations declare state of emergency over winter roads – APTN News
  2. Report on Alberta emission ‘astonishing’ says Athabasca Chipewyan chief – APTN News
  3. Contentious nuclear waste site approved despite First Nations’ opposition – The Hill Times
  4. Impassable winter roads create ‘dire’ situation for Ontario First Nations: NAN – Global News
  5. Mi’kmaw elder reflects on how climate change may affect traditional plant medicines – CBC News

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

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‘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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