IndigeNews: Feb. 18 – 24, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Keptik”
🗣 (gehp-dick)

Meaning: frozen over 🥶

In the News

  1. Indigenous rights activist Leonard Peltier released from prison – CBS
  2. Midwinter gathering highlights authentic Mi’kmaw songs and dance – CBC News
  3. ‘Water is life’: Mi’kmaw-led organization signs agreement with Ottawa – CBC News
  4. Dawning Again: Sons of Membertou’s Wapna’kik Reissued for 30th Anniversary – World Music
  5. Mental health research: The healing power of indigenous drumming  – Open Access Government
  6. Survivors’ Secretariat denied funding to continue search for missing children, unmarked graves – CBC News
  7. Governments and First Nations Partners Announce Progress on Ambitious Clean Energy Collaboration in Prince Edward Island– Government of Canada

Politics & Law

  1. Lexéy̓em: Indigenous Justice Centre Opening – Nation Talk
  2. First Nations man sues government over wrongful conviction in 1973 Winnipeg murder – CBC News
  3. How researchers can use justice-oriented approach when working with Indigenous groups – Saltwire
  4. Indigenous leaders say Trump’s threats to make Canada a 51st state challenges inherent sovereignty – CBC NewsCanada settles Agricultural Benefits specific claims with fourteen First Nations under Treaties 4 and 6– Government of Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Canada recognizes Aboriginal title over Haida Gwaii in historic agreement – CBC News
  2. First Nations, Holt government on verge of new tax deals: province – Telegraph-Journal
  3. Spectre of trade war pushes B.C.’s Indigenous businesses to rethink strategies – BIV News
  4. Poilievre’s proposed incentives for First Nations water, resource projects draw fire – APTN News
  5. New Métis National Council president admits it could see funding cut, eyes ‘unfinished business’ – CBC News
  6. Government of Canada Celebrates Launch of the $5-Billion Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program – Government of Canada
  7. Captiva Announces Mark Rodd Joins Advisory Board of MDC to Lead Indigenous Tourism and Hospitality Development on Mi’kmaq-Owned Land  – Newswire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous stories need Indigenous voices – Eden Prairie Local News
  2. Every child needs the wisdom of a grandmother – University of Alberta
  3. This elder wants you to come to her sweat lodge — just as you are  – CBC News
  4. A complicated problem requires a complicated solution – The Winnipeg Free Press
  5. Lawrence Krauss: Land acknowledgements often ignore history – The National Post
  6. Indigenous youth summit uses storytelling to inspire youth to stay on positive paths – CBC News
  7. How words from Aysanabee’s late grandfather are opening doors for some N.S. musicians – CTV News
  8. ‘It’s about healthy living and teamwork’: Indigenous youth invited for fun day at Western University – CTV News
  9. Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Bulletin – Unfinished Promises: Inadequate Federal Resources Hindering First Nations Education Progress – Assembly of First Nations
  10. Socioeconomic and health outcomes among Indigenous people aged 15 years and older who were under the legal responsibility of the government as children – Statistics Canada

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Exhibition celebrates Indigenous architecture – CTV News
  2. Nova Scotia Doctors Warn of Health Risks from Fracking and Uranium Mining – CAPE
  3. The feds tried to hold the line in an invasive species battle — and lost. What’s next? – The Narwhal
  4. Mi’kmaq Nations in N.B. take control of water, wastewater systems in agreement with feds – CBC News
  5. Forestry Regime Reform – First Nations Firmly Call For the Postponement of the Bill’s Tabling – Newswire
  6. The Kootenays are getting drier. A small B.C. community worries more logging puts its water at risk – The Narwhal
  7. Alberta government working with Indigenous group to advance caribou recovery near Grande Cache – Airdrie City View
  8. Weso’tmk Samqwan Incorporated signs agreement with Government of Canada to establish Mi’kmaw-led water services in New Brunswick – Nation Talk

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
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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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    • 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.

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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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