IndigeNews: Jan. 9 – 15, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Saqplaq”

Meaning: rain or wet snow together

In the News

  1. Province, FSIN remains at odds on Sask. First Act – CTV News
  2. Mi’kmaw leader Keptin John Joe Sark dies at age 77 – CBC News
  3. NB Premier says talk of First Nations tax turmoil is ‘hypothetical’ – CBC News
  4. Nova Scotia judge dismisses charges against three Mi’kmaw fishermen – Ku’ku’kwes News
  5. Human Rights Watch issues scathing report on Canada’s violation of First Nations rights – APTN News
  6. MMIWG advocates ‘cautiously optimistic’ after government’s ombudsperson announcement – APTN News
  7. ‘They don’t have much of a system:’ Advocates, experts call for better Gladue reporting in N.B. – CBC News
  8. Search finds remains of a child at former Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan – APTN News
  9. Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site management plan tabled in Parliament – SaltWire Network
  10. ‘Advocate, educator, father and friend:’ John Joe Sark, Mi’kmaq rights advocate, dead at 77 – SaltWire Network
  11. More than 2,000 anomalies found during radar search of former Sask. residential school site, officials say – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. Minister announces steps taken on MMIWG Calls for Justice – Windspeaker
  2. Federal Liberals getting closer to appointing MMIWG ombudsperson – APTN News
  3. Ottawa laying groundwork for Indigenous justice systems, says Lametti – CBC News
  4. Criminologist says police criticisms of justice system ‘deeply troubling’ – APTN News
  5. Names for class action against feds for poor dental care being gathered – Windspeaker
  6. Wet’suwe’ten leadership preparing for criminal trial over Coastal Gaslink – APTN News
  7. ‘It’s angering’: Family of Métis hunters killed in 2020 reflect on sentencing – APTN News
  8. We Wai Kai First Nation on Vancouver Island frustrated by land transfer delays – CBC News
  9. Higgs’s ‘new partnership’ plan highlights gulf in understanding with First Nations – CBC News
  10. First Nations community considering legal action over proposed Greenbelt changes – CityNews
  11. Chief Evan Taypotat says blockades are still in the cards regarding Sask. First Act – Global News
  12. RCMP, Coastal GasLink deny conspiring to intimidate, harass Wet’suwet’en members – CBC News
  13. AFN ex-CEO was sued by Indigenous health org over alleged ‘reckless’ payout in 2011 – CBC News
  14. Injunctions justify RCMP spending near $50M on resource standoffs, B.C. Mountie says – CBC News
  15. Nishnawbe Aski Police to start training officers to better serve victims of sexual crimes – APTN News
  16. Qalipu First Nation enrolment controversy reaches ‘pivotal point’ as court challenge begins – CBC News
  17. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations opposes deadline for day school settlement claims – CBC News
  18. Feds announce funding for Métis organizations to co-develop Indigenous Justice Strategy – Penticton Herald
  19. Court to decide whether to release Sask. Saulteaux sisters during wrongful conviction review of murder case – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Financial literacy course for Indigenous taught by Indigenous – CTV News
  2. Canada appoints First Nations member to Bank of Canada board – Reuters
  3. Indigenous group seeks control of $300M housing fund – Business in Vancouver
  4. Teenage memories of water crisis inspire First Nation company – Penticton Herald
  5. First Nations, Manitoba and feds team up on rental project for First Nations students – APTN News
  6. First Nations artists score big with beaded medallions and jersey design for Toronto Maple Leafs – CBC News

Environment, Science and Technology

  1. New network for Indigenous land guardians welcomed in North – CBC News
  2. No timeline yet for restoration of Wabaseemoong water service – CBC News
  3. Climate scientist says traditional Inuit knowledge can advance Arctic research – CBC Radio
  4. Report indicates Canada has failed to provide clean drinking water to First Nations – City News
  5. Oneida has tentative deal to pipe in Lake Huron water, seeks federal money to cover cost – CBC News
  6. Indigenous knowledge prioritized for biodiversity as countries move on from COP15 – Penticton Herald
  7. First Nation fights to quash environmental approval for $885-million petroleum facility – Vancouver Sun
  8. Caldwell First Nation looks to partner with Parks Canada on new Ojibway National Urban Park – CBC News
  9. Arctic Energy Champions Come Together to Learn and Share Expertise on Renewable Energy in the North – Newswire

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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