IndigeNews: Feb. 8 – 14, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Aluaptmikewey”

Meaning: rejection, disregard

In the News

  1. Missing son of well-known Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw artist found safe – CTV News
  2. Wet’suwet’en want UN spotlight on Coastal GasLink crisis – National Observer
  3. Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations: ‘Lives are at stake’ – Global News
  4. Mi’kmaw chief says restorative justice a ‘cop-out’ after lobster pound ransacked – CBC News
  5. Indigenous leaders condemn misappropriation of Orange Shirt Day by protest convoy – CBC News
  6. Military spies say convoy blockade poses ‘no security threat’ to Defence Department – APTN News
  7. Tseshaht First Nation will search for potential burial sites at Island residential school site – CBC News
  8. How this Mi’kmaw rapper uses hip-hop to heal from racism and intergenerational trauma – CBC News
  9. Mi’kmaw actor, producer returns home to Unama’ki to document stories of personal crises – SaltWire Network
  10. Grassy Narrows First Nation will lead research into unmarked graves at McIntosh Residential School – Thunder Bay News Watch

Politics & Law

  1. Wet’suwet’en Call on the UN to Support Land Battle – The Tyee
  2. National chief says Canada’s true past being exposed – Windspeaker.com
  3. Cree hunter in Saskatchewan says new trespass law infringes on her treaty rights – APTN News
  4. First Nations in B.C. say they’ll appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows – APTN News
  5. First Nation criticizes Ontario government over upcoming launch of online gaming market – Law Times
  6. ‘We need to work together’: CBRM council meets new municipal Indigenous adviser – SaltWire Network
  7. Appeal to move forward in protest camp case despite Sask. government’s attempt to stop it – CBC News
  8. ‘A pretty clear win for the federal government’: Quebec court rules on federal child welfare law – APTN News
  9. Ottawa backs Indigenous child welfare law after Quebec court declares parts of it unconstitutional – CBC News
  10. Black, Indigenous inmates more likely to experience ‘use of force’ behind bars: Prison ombudsman – APTN News
  11. Chartrand says MNC legal action is “weaponizing court” to fight growing MMF citizenship numbers – Windspeaker.com

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous tourism ready to shine again across the country in 2022 – APTN News
  2. Manitoba Federation fur company promises to get Métis trappers back on lines – Windspeaker.com
  3. Ottawa’s $5.2B Muskrat bailout includes more borrowing, restructuring as project nears completion – CBC News
  4. First Nation investment group, Enbridge signs letter of intent to invest in carbon storage project – Edmonton Journal
  5. Shawanaga First Nation assert inherent rights to support the creation of an independent Indigenous Gaming Authority – Shawanaga First Nation

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Indigenous duo aims to create good vibes only with online dating event – CBC News
  3. Indigenous nations on Prairies keep pandemic restrictions despite provincial plans – APTN News
  4. New partnership to benefit First Nations students wanting to attend post-secondary – APTN News
  5. Improperly stored COVID-19 vaccine given to some residents in God’s Lake First Nation – Global News
  6. New Manitoba programs aim to increase number of Indigenous language speakers, translators – CBC News
  7. National Gallery of Canada launches an Indigenous ways and decolonisation department – The Art Newspaper
  8. Meet the Indigenous artists blending traditional art forms with pop culture, modern medical images – CBC News
  9. Indigenous communities to be hit with ‘ecological grief, loss of land and traditional knowledge’ because of climate crisis – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Declines in moose population a concern for Quebec Cree – CBC News
  2. Parks Canada relocating 40 plains bison to Key First Nation Treaty 4 – Global News
  3. First Nations leaders warn MLAs about growing impact of climate change – CBC News
  4. Indigenous youth activist advocating for clean water for all Canadians – Daily Hive News
  5. Work again halted on overbudget, much-delayed N.S. Power hydro dam project – CBC News
  6. Opinion: Jeff Ward on driving change for Indigenous Peoples through technology – The Globe and Mail
  7. Indigenous communities look to become big players in Alberta’s carbon sequestration – Windspeaker.com
  8. Proposal for gold and copper mine on First Nation’s territory rejected for 3rd time by B.C. government – 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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