IndigeNews: July 18 – 23, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Epsi”
(ehb-see)

Meaning: I am hot

In the News

  1. Brady landfill blockade dismantled in Winnipeg – APTN News
  2. Weather fails to dampen host spirit as NAIG 2023 wraps up – SaltWire
  3. Nova Scotia Health and IWK hiring 8 Mi’kmaw patient navigators – CBC News
  4. Indigenous leaders say Winnipeg mayor supports landfill search – APTN News
  5. John Joe Sark celebrated for his inspiring life and sense of humour – CBC News
  6. Anishinabe nation in Manitoba prepares to excavate 14 anomalies – APTN News
  7. Epekwitk athlete collects six medals at North American Indigenous Games – CBC News
  8. Residential school survivors still waiting for next steps a year after papal visit – CBC News
  9. Nova Scotia Health hiring Mi’kmaq patient navigators for hospitals province-wide – SaltWire
  10. Making waves: Team P.E.I.’s Keegan MacDougall wins six medals in swimming at NAIG – SaltWire
  11. Senate committee to question groups that have not released residential school records – CBC News
  12. ‘A long journey’: Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope’s apology – National Post
  13. Team Epekwitk having ‘amazing experience’ as P.E.I. wins 1st medals at Indigenous Games – CBC News
  14. North American Indigenous Games come to subdued close after historic rainfall in Nova Scotia – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Two Indigenous men acquitted of murder after 50 years – APTN News
  2. Indigenous people 17.7% more likely to be incarcerated in Sask. – Sask Today
  3. New review sheds light on sexual harassment, bullying inside AFN – APTN News
  4. Deal near for 40,000 survivors of federal Boarding Homes Program – APTN News
  5. Bill C-53 will recognize Metis Nation’s right to self-government – Penticton Herald
  6. Chiefs continue to press feds on its land back and NRTA shortcomings – Windspeaker
  7. Will Indigenous voices be lost in battle with Big Tech over online news? – Toronto Star
  8. Members from several First Nations rally against northern Ontario mining plans – Global News
  9. Northern Saskatchewan First Nations calling for immediate action on police reform – APTN News
  10. Investigation into potential unmarked graves on First Nation comes up empty: RCMP – CTV News
  11. Leaders in Canada reflect on ‘long journey’ of reconciliation a year after Pope’s apology – CBC News
  12. Claims that safe landfill search isn’t possible ‘aren’t necessarily based in fact’: committee chair – CBC News
  13. Process over substance, says former Justice minister about Canada’s UN Declaration action plan – Windspeaker
  14. Senate committee demands to know why all residential school records have yet to be turned over – Windspeaker
  15. Manitoba’s reasons for refusing to search for Indigenous women’s remains in landfill are a smokescreen – The Conversation

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. NAIG brings cash boost to sleepy summer tourist season – CTV News
  2. Deal reached between Saskatchewan Cree nation, Vancouver-based miner – The Globe and Mail
  3. Iqaluit Housing Authority set to come to the table after months of strike action by workers – APTN News
  4. First Nations sick of Sask. government’s ‘trinkets and beads’ approach to resource development: Opposition – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Team P.E.I. opens competition at NAIG July 18 – SaltWire
  2. Highlights from the 2023 North American Indigenous Games – APTN News
  3. Calgary selected to host 2027 North American Indigenous Games – CBC News
  4. Yukon First Nation chief calls health centre closure ‘incomprehensible’ – CBC News
  5. Pin trading has become an unofficial sport at NAIG. Just ask these collectors – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw goalie, 15, had no lacrosse experience before making his NAIG debut – CTV News
  7. ‘Historic’: The Indigenous girls’ football team that’s breaking down barriers in sport – CTV News
  8. Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games – CTV News
  9. Magnitude, lasting legacy of North American Indigenous Games not lost on event president – SaltWire
  10. How the origins of the North American Indigenous Games continue to be felt among young athletes – CBC News
  11. Camp Marcedes set up at Winnipeg’s human rights museum to honour victims of accused serial killer – APTN News
  12. Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy on honouring cultural traditions through his new exhibition “There are Spirits in the Forest” – CBC News
  13. Government of Canada Announces $2.5 million for Projects to Improve Mental Health Supports for Indigenous Peoples – NationTalk

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Saving Haida Gwaii – National Observer
  2. DFO outlines implementation of Indigenous fisheries – Turtle Island News
  3. Alberta Métis settlement to get $9M in recovery funds: minister – CTV News
  4. Father of deceased N.W.T. firefighter says son was a loving father – APTN News
  5. First Nations’ climate lens focuses in on strategy to tackle climate emergency – Windspeaker
  6. First Nations in central fire hub of Sask. say they need better training – Saskatoon Star Phoenix
  7. 2 weeks without phone service creates ‘dire’ situation for Shamattawa First Nation – CBC News
  8. Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture – AP News
  9. Green energy developer ensures Mi’kmaw participation in Cape Breton production facility – SaltWire

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
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  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.
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  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.

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  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.

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  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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