IndigeNews: Jan. 11 – 17, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Pusu’l Pana’ne!”
(boo-sool ba-na-nay)

Meaning: Happy New Year!

In the News

  1. Feds’ challenge of ruling on First Nations children ‘a slap in the face’: AFN – CTV News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: total cases in First Nations surpass 11,000 – CBC News
  3. Indigenous survivors of sexual violence on P.E.I. to get new, culturally appropriate healing – CBC News
  4. Ottawa announces $1.2B more to help Indigenous communities fight COVID-19 pandemic – CTV News
  5. Indigenous land defenders block dam project in Burleigh Falls over lack of consultation – My Kawartha
  6. First Nation leaders share vaccine experiences online to combat hesitation, misinformation – CBC News
  7. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Government of Canada
  8. Residential school deniers, white supremacists biggest barrier to reconciliation says Murray Sinclair – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. Chartrand insulted by Pallister’s approach with Métis – The Brandon Sun
  2. Mohawk Council of Kanesatake takes Oka to court over The Pines – CBC News
  3. RCMP charge 23 after lobster pound ransacked last fall in southwest N.S. – CBC News
  4. FNLC Statements on Canada’s Decision to Continue Fighting First Nations Kids in Court – BCAFN
  5. Mohawk Council of Kanesatake taking Oka and Quebec to court over Pines dispute – APTN News
  6. Matawa chiefs demand province stop all activities affecting land, treaty rights during pandemic – CBC News
  7. Potential for class action as a result of ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ birth alerts say B.C. lawyers – APTN News
  8. Island First Nation considers RCMP, human rights investigations after COVID-based discrimination – CTV News
  9. Proposed class-action suit against Ottawa suggests inmates face systemic bias in risk assessments – The Globe and Mail
  10. Hard questions about systemic racism, accountability asked of Thunder Bay police after pre-inquest hearing – CBC News
  11. Ottawa to implement human-rights tribunal ruling on First Nations youth services despite seeking judicial review – The Globe and Mail
  12. The IBA congratulates Justice Ardith Walkem on her appointment to the British Colombia Supreme Court – Indigenous Bar Association
  13. First Nation leaders call on Manitoba gov’t to work to improve health, welfare of their peoples following cabinet shuffle – Winnipeg Sun

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Brock University joins Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business – Brock News
  2. Fort McMurray Indigenous homelessness housing project gets $1.1M from council – CBC News
  3. Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Applauds Business Focus on Indigenous Engagement – Weyburn Review
  4. Dr. Bonnie Henry condemns B.C. businesses for refusing entry to Indigenous people due to COVID-19 fears – CBC News
  5. Halifax council approves next steps for Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre’s rapid affordable housing project – Halifax Examiner
  6. The Lift Circle helps Indigenous business owners come together to solve problems and boost their companies – The Globe and Mail
  7. $500k Investment in PLATO Testing by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners Will Increase Training and Employment Opportunities in Canada’s Tech Sector for Indigenous People – Cision

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Manitoba Indigenous music pioneer Shingoose dies at 74 – Global News
  2. Nunavut television network launches Inuit-language channel – CBC News
  3. Innu woman from Quebec named advisor to UN secretary general – APTN News
  4. How the Gulf War brought this Blackfoot veteran back to his culture – CBC News
  5. 19-year-old Tla-o-qui-aht chef chosen to join prestigious culinary team – APTN News
  6. Thousands share Indigenous ribbon skirt photos in solidarity with Sask. girl – CTV news
  7. Indigenous woman’s zine series gets response that ‘makes her heart flutter’ – CBC News
  8. More than half Manitoba’s active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population – CBC News
  9. MacKenzie Art Gallery Appoints First-Ever Indigenous Museum Director in Canada – ART news
  10. How the animated film Chicken Run became a cult classic in the Mi’kmaw language – CBC News
  11. Cuthand: Award-winning film portrays Indigenous culture through Indigenous eyes – Saskatoon Star Phoenix
  12. ‘Vile; filled with racism’: Officials condemn reaction to Cowichan First Nations COVID outbreak – Saanich News
  13. Indigenous leaders call on B.C. government to notify parents subjected to ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ birth alerts – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Canada faces Indigenous pushback over study of pipeline stake – BNN Bloomberg
  2. Ship-based oil spill compensation reform needed for Indigenous communities – WWF
  3. Yellowknives Dene First Nation to meet with federal minister about Giant Mine – CBC News
  4. West Coast First Nations strike agreement to protect sacred cultural cedars – National Observer
  5. Seven Inuit communities create non-profit to lobby mining industry in Baffin region – CBC News
  6. Coronavirus: Software company offers Indigenous communities free services for vaccine rollout – Global News
  7. UN committee rebukes Canada for failing to get Indigenous Peoples’ consent for industrial projects – The Narwhal

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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