IndigeNews: Feb. 8 – 15, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Kikmaq”

Meaning: your family

In the News

  1. Native Council of P.E.I. plans COVID-19 vaccine clinic – CBC News
  2. Launch of art bank, arts grants on P.E.I. for Indigenous artists – The Guardian
  3. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: what you need to know this week – CBC News
  4. New docuseries opens a window into the lives of eastern Mi’kmaw fishers – CBC News
  5. Manitoba First Nation seeking help from United Nations over their lack of clean water – APTN News
  6. First Nations will step closer to self-determination with UN declaration: Bellegarde – National Observer
  7. Advocates call for action ahead of annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women – CBC News
  8. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  9. Annual Moose Hide Campaign goes virtual to help end violence against Indigenous women and children – CTV News
  10. DFO, RCMP knew violence was coming but did nothing to protect Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters: Documents – APTN News
  11. NWAC and Moose Hide agree to work together to end male violence against Indigenous women, girls, & gender-diverse people – Red Lake Nation News
  12. Canada supports the nation rebuilding efforts of Indigenous groups in Atlantic Canada to advance self-determination and reconciliation – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Politics & Law

  1. New law will help achieve self-determination: AFN – Toronto.com
  2. Canada’s shell game on C-92 funding | Pamela Palmater – The Lawyer’s Daily
  3. Feds should be held accountable for violence against Mi’kmaw fishery: MP – APTN News
  4. RCMP Commissioner urged to issue directive on use of knee to neck – The Globe and Mail
  5. Five years after call to add Indigenous rights to citizenship guide, no changes made – CTV News
  6. Commissioner calls for transparency on response to Indigenous women inquiry – North Shore News
  7. Ontario First Nation fights for compensation for Winnipeg taking water from Shoal Lake – CBC News
  8. Ottawa to define “prior consent” through dialogue with First Nations: Lametti – Kamloops This Week
  9. Federal government agencies ‘complicit’ in violent attacks on Mi’kmaw harvesters: Chief – APTN News
  10. First Nations agree to COVID-19 data-sharing agreement with B.C., but say deal flawed – Times Colonist
  11. First Nations agree to COVID-19 data-sharing agreement with B.C., but say the deal is flawed – CBC News
  12. Enforcement of laws in First Nations occupies leaders around multiple negotiation tables – Windspeaker.com
  13. Indigenous groups wary but hopeful as consultations start on co-developing distinctions-based health legislation – Hill Times

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Taste ‘global Indigenous’ chocolate and pastries from this Sudbury chef – CBC News
  2. First Nation business group seeks to “close the gap” on mine supply – Northern Ontario Business
  3. Halifax council approves development that will provide housing for Indigenous people – CBC News
  4. Sask. First Nation says Biden’s move to block Keystone XL pipeline means lost opportunity – CTV News
  5. Indigenous-owned electric company prioritizes giving back to communities – Northern Ontario Business
  6. Closing housing gap for urban Indigenous people could cost $1.4B a year: report – The Abbotsford News
  7. Halifax council approves Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s affordable housing plan – Halifax Examiner
  8. How the N.W.T.’s procurement policies could change to support northern, Indigenous businesses – CBC News
  9. Government of Canada Supports Green Energy Alternatives in Indigenous and Northern Communities, tackling climate change and creating jobs – Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. What Nova Scotia could learn from Nunatsiavut’s COVID-19 vaccination plan – The Signal
  2. Virtual Indigenous Storytelling Month aims to keep oral culture, traditions alive – CTV News
  3. ‘Unsung musical hero’: New anthology highlights Indigenous musician Willie Dunn – City News
  4. Temagami’s missing 300-pound pictograph found in the Sault after 25-year search – Soo Today
  5. Important Contribution to Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre in Mi’kma’ki – Canadian Heritage
  6. This Anishinaabe artist uses beaded lottery tickets to scratch at Indigenous history – CBC News
  7. Outgoing Royal BC Museum Indigenous collection curator calls it a ‘wicked’ place – Global News
  8. How one Indigenous doctor is tackling vaccine hesitancy, starting with her own mom – CBC Radio
  9. Minecraft game lets students explore Manitoba First Nation community pre-colonization – City News
  10. Advocates for urban Indigenous population push for prioritization in Quebec’s vaccination plan – CBC News
  11. Western University’s Indigenized astronomy course uses science as a gateway to Indigenous culture – Western Gazette
  12. Government of Canada provides $2 million to the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan and the Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw for the development of Joyce’s Principle – Indigenous Services Canada

Environment, Science & Technology 

  1. Why Indigenous Knowledge Matters to the Future of Fisheries – Eco Watch
  2. New UBC Indigenous fisheries centre aims to uplift community rights – Nelson Star
  3. Meet the Indigenous scientist charting the future of fisheries – Prince George Citizen
  4. First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan – CBC News
  5. Alberta, First Nation reach land preservation deal in heart of oil sands country – The Globe and Mail
  6. TC Energy Partners with PLATO Testing to Grow Network of Indigenous Software Testers – Nation Talk
  7. Fort McKay First Nation, Alberta reach agreement on Moose Lake access management plan – Toronto Star
  8. Minister Jordan launches engagement on Canada’s new Blue Economy Strategy – Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  9. UM helps launch first-of-its-kind COVID-19 Indigenous app; supports Indigenous communities as they respond to COVID-19 – University of Manitoba
  10. Government of Canada and the A-Tlegay Member Nations Sign the Reconciliation Framework Agreement for Fisheries Resources – Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  11. Government of Canada Supports Renewable Energy Alternatives in Indigenous and Northern Communities – Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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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