IndigeNews: Jan. 14 – 20, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is

“Tekitpa’q”
🗣 (deh-kit-baaq)

Meaning: Cold night 🥶


In the News

  1. Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race – City News
  2. Elder from Whitefish River First Nation hoping for return of stolen regalia – CBC News
  3. Grassy Narrows First Nation erects checkpoint against human trafficking – APTN News
  4. Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks – CTV News
  5. This northern Ontario artist designed Leafs logo for Indigenous celebration game – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw MP Jaime Battiste wants to become Canada’s first Indigenous prime minister – National Post
  7. Players heartbroken as Team Atlantic bows out of National Aboriginal Hockey Tournament – CBC News
  8. Caring society files motion to force Canada back to negotiating table on child welfare reform – APTN News
  9. Government of Canada honours Indigenous veterans with new monument at Place George-V – Government of Canada
  10. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Meets with Prime Minister Trudeau on Canada-U.S. Trade Relations – Assembly of First Nations
  11. “All of these women are healing’: Cape Breton’s Elizabeth Fry Society to hold powwow for Indigenous women in justice system – Cape Breton Post – Nation Talk

Politics & Law

  1. Bill C-92 legislation hits five-year anniversary – Penticton Herald
  2. Trudeau asks Indigenous leaders in Canada for help standing up to Trump – CBC News
  3. Liberals, NDP spar over who caused demise of First Nations Clean Water Act – APTN News
  4. Schulich Law 1L Student Wins Nikanus Red Dress Leadership Award – Dalhousie University
  5. Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous ’overrepresentation’ – The Vancouver Sun
  6. Human rights hearing called for by Indigenous police chiefs of Ontario is delayed – CBC News
  7. Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric: ‘I’m always optimistic’ – IndigiNews
  8. First Nations in Ontario say they don’t have to consult with anyone on child welfare deal – APTN News
  9. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Urges Justice for St. Anne’s Survivors Ahead of Court Hearing – Assembly of First Nations

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. ‘Milestone’ deal reached with 15 First Nations on Ring of Fire mining development – Ricochet
  2. Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks – Times Colonist
  3. First Nations entrepreneur testifies in Parliament on Indigenous procurement – Williams Lake Tribune
  4. First Nations leaders urge Canada to renew national talks on $47.8B child welfare reform settlement – CBC News
  5. Former Blueberry River First Nation’s Chief discusses permit delays and their impact on economic prosperity – CJDC TV
  6. First Nations outside Prairies likely to see housing money shrink once new formula negotiated: documents – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Opinion: Humour is in the eye of the beholder – Anishinabek News
  2. MMF gets $15M from Canada to boost Michif language – APTN News
  3. Family Literacy Day in Truro fosters learning together as a family – Truro News
  4. Meet the couple quietly helping Fredericton’s homeless community – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaw woman says drug epidemic is devastating her community – APTN News
  6. Shoot for the moon: A Sask. Indigenous artist’s music is headed to space – CTV News
  7. Advocates hope a new national registry will reveal extent of Indigenous sterilization – CBC News
  8. Doctor dismissed First Nation man’s abdominal pain as ‘hangover’, according to lawsuit – APTN News
  9. Call for proposals: Strengthening health and cultural support services for First Nations communities – Nation Talk
  10. Nova Scotia Health’s Mi’kmaw Indigenous Patient Navigators focus on building relationships to ensure timely, culturally safe care – Nova Scotia Health

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Weaving Indigenous science into the classroom – Waterloo News
  2. First Nations around Ontario’s Lake Nipigon come together to protect their waters – The Narwhal
  3. Land defenders remain at Winnipeg’s Lemay Forest access point despite injunction – APTN News
  4. New research explores impact of Ring of Fire mining on First Nations in northern Ontario – CBC News
  5. Fish weirs are still banned under the Fisheries Act. This First Nation wants to build a new one – Narwhal
  6. Prorogation puts Indigenous water bill at risk of being left in ‘legislative wasteland’: experts – Barrie Today
  7. Appeals court finds N.W.T.’s tag and quota system not the only way to manage caribou in Sahtu – CBC News
  8. Indigenous climate advocates say tailings spills study confirms what they already know – Alberta Native News
  9. Nunavut researchers say more should be done to understand how climate is changing access to country food – CBC News
  10. Williams Lake First Nation Chief Speaks on Importance of Indigenous Economies at Natural Resource Forum – My Prince Geroge Now
  11. Government of Canada designates Nova Scotia’s Country Island, Isle Haute, and St. Paul Island as Canada’s newest National Wildlife Areas – Nation Talk

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

‘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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