Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,
The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…
“Punamujuiku’s”
🗣 (boo-na-moo-jooey-goos)
Meaning: Punamujuiku’s means Tom Cod or Frost Fish Moon in Mi’kmaq, which is known as January in English. ❄️🐟🌕
In the News
- Hope, Tears and Arrogance: Trudeau’s Indigenous legacy – APTN News
- Indigenous relations minister’s statement on National Ribbon Skirt Day – Pipestone Flyer
- First Nations player helps visiting squad to victory in Marlies’ Indigenous Celebration Game – The Windspeaker
- Edmonton hosts first annual missing and murdered Indigenous relatives conference – Alberta Native News
- Government of Canada announces investment to revitalize the Michif language for the Red River Métis – Government of Canada
Politics & Law
- Why we need substantive action in reconciliation – Toronto Met
- Bill C-92 legislation hits five-year anniversary – Penticton Herald
- Timeline on the Trudeau government and Indigenous issues – APTN News
- Canada tells AFN it won’t negotiate nationally on First Nations child welfare reform – CBC News
- National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Responds to the Resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – Assembly of First Nations
Business, Finance & Economics
- Canada challenges order to address Jordan’s Principle backlog – CBC News
- RCMP holds recruiting event featuring Mi’kmaw career presentation – Saltwire
- Maple Leafs unveil new logo for Indigenous Celebration Game on Saturday – MSN
- Is it 50 per cent of the fishery? What’s fair and what the feds won’t discuss on First Nations rights – Chronicle Herald
Education, Health & Culture
- Why the Mi’kmaq calendar has 13 months and what they all mean – MSN
- Atlantic Indigenous artists get help to attend Santa Fe art market – CBC News
- Northern Ontario educator launches Indigenous history video series – CBC News
- Summer research program unearths how a coastal Indigenous nation once lived – University of Toronto
- First Nations outside the Prairies likely to see housing money shrink once new formula negotiated: documents – APTN News
Environment, Science & Technology
- Think the clean energy revolution moved fast last year? Just wait – National Observer
- First Nations chiefs shouldn’t be duped by ‘nuclear-is-green’ deception – Coop Media NB
- Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be ‘deep disappointment’ – Toronto Star
- CIB commits $224.2 million to Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind’s large-scale energy project – CIB BIC
- Indigenous Foodways: Rooted in sustainability, reciprocity and respect –Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives