IndigeNews: July 15 – 21, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“ka-qawej”
🗣 (gaah-qha-wedge)

Meaning: crow 🐦‍⬛

In the News

  1. Elsipogtog close to final settlement in 1824 Illegal Taking case – NB Media Co-op
  2. Celebration of Indigenous rights at border crossing event is ‘trauma healing’ – CBC News
  3. Native Women’s Association of Canada sells off assets, promises transparency – CBC News
  4. Chiefs gear up for prime minister’s summit with apprehension and questions – APTN News
  5. 3 of 4 Island Lake communities under states of emergency due to Manitoba wildfires – CBC News
  6. New Lennox Island Chief Attends National Summit on the One Canadian Economy Act – Ocean 100
  7. Wind energy project proposed for Three Rivers in partnership with Lennox Island First Nation – Saltwire
  8. First Nations arrive with some optimism — but mostly skepticism — as Carney’s C-5 summit begins – CBC News
  9. ‘A time to honour survivors’; Cape Breton cultural festival aims to heal, inspire and celebrate strength – Saltwire
  10. NWAC closes businesses as management discovers ‘serious and significant financial irregularities’ – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. Amnesty joins Bill C-5 criticism – Alberta Native News
  2. Tofino, B.C., rethinks court system with an Indigenous focus – CBC News
  3. Ontario premier signs agreement with Alberta to build Ring of Fire railway – CBC News
  4. First Nations call for Ontario minister to resign over clean drinking water bill – CBC News
  5. AFN Chief says ‘there’s a lot of work to do’ following meeting with PM Carney – CTV News
  6. First Nations leaders say Carney’s C-5 summit sparks more concerns, questions – CBC News
  7. Supreme Court dismisses Wendat Nation demand for wind-project consultation  – APTN News
  8. Federal Court says Canada acted ‘unreasonably’ in denying request to repair home – City News
  9. First Nations youth from the Ring of Fire denied entry to Carney’s First Nations summit – APTN News
  10. Federal Court says Canada acted ‘unreasonably’ in denying request to repair home – Canadian Lawyer
  11. ‘A lot of political conflation’ ahead of Indigenous leaders’ meeting with PM Carney: Palmater – CTV News
  12. 9 First Nations ask court to strike down federal, Ontario bills allowing infrastructure fast-tracking – CBC News
  13. Indigenous leaders ‘thankful the Prime Minister rolled up his sleeves’ at summit: Chief Woodhouse  – CTV News
  14. AFN chief says First Nations summit on Carney’s major-projects bill ‘only the beginning’ of talks – Saskatoon Star Phoenix
  15. Facing legal challenges and leaders demanding a repeal of Bill C-5, will the prime minister’s summit with First Nations mark a turning point? – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous Services budget cuts? – CBC News
  2. Indigenous spending nears $32B, but results still lacking – Winnipeg Sun
  3. What a $200M fund means for Indian Day Schools survivors – APTN News
  4. Federal Government Falls Short on Indigenous Procurement – Manitoba Chiefs
  5. N.B. Power, U.S. company pick Tantramar site for natural gas plant – CBC News
  6. Advocates denounce plan to cut federal Indigenous services budget – CBC News
  7. Territorial ministers seek full funding for national plan on gender-based violence – CBC News
  8. Disaster relief from wildfires fails to include traditional harvesting infrastructure – Wind Speaker
  9. Fresh wave of tariff threats, First Nation concerns over ‘major projects’ bill on the agenda – Ipolitics
  10. Wabanaki tribes build energy workforce to reduce dependence on outside contractors – Tribal Business News
  11. PROENERGY Awarded Contract to Build, Own, and Operate Fast-Start Power Facility in New Brunswick, Canada – Newswire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Toney grabs five Music Nova Scotia nominations – Saltwire
  2. First Nations Leaders Speak Ahead of Summit with PM on Bill C-5 – CPAC
  3. Thousands witness historic Ship Hector launch in Pictou – 101.5 The Hawk
  4. East Gwillimbury installs Georgina Island First Nation flag – Brandford Today
  5. Cape Breton filmmaker’s latest work inspired by Donald Marshall Jr. – Saltwire
  6. Supporting Families of Missing, Murdered Indigenous People -Nova Scotia News
  7. Meet Savannah Ridley, The Narwhal’s first-ever Indigenous editorial fellow – The Narwhal
  8. Calling all Indiginerds: Elsipogtog First Nation set to host first ever comic-con event – CBC News
  9. ‘It is an opportunity of a lifetime’: Cote First Nation names honourary Chief for a day – CTV News
  10. 2025 Alberta Indigenous Games Are Set to Inspire Thousands: August 7 – 16 -Alberta Native News
  11. Combatting anti-Indigenous discrimination and harassment in retail settings – Ontario Human Rights
  12. Transport Canada delays threaten to derail dreams of pilot trainee from Daylu Dena Council – CBC News
  13. Concern grows for First Nations threatened by wildfires; emergency response acknowledged – Wind Speaker
  14. Cold Lake First Nations Treaty Days opens with ceremony, community spirit and calls for change – Lakeland Today
  15. Kahnawake’s Echoes of a Proud Nation Pow-Wow bridges Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities – CTV News
  16. As governments push development agenda, First Nations are dealing with a ‘hidden genocide’, says Neskantaga chief – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. B.C. town ‘built by industry’ adjusts to life with LNG – The Narwhal
  2. Cape Breton shorelines not just changing, but disappearing – Penticton Herald
  3. Logging in Ontario’s boreal forest is ‘far in excess of what’s sustainable,’ study finds – The Narwhal
  4. The climate is in chaos. Housing is unattainable. This First Nation is building homes to face turbulent times – The Narwhal

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

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  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.
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  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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  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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