IndigeNews: July 24 – 30, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Kisikwekewiku’s”
(gisi-gweh-gay-wee-goos)

Meaning: “Ripening time” (August)

In the News

  1. Indigenous P.E.I. store celebrates official opening – CTV News
  2. Two-spirit identity highlighted at P.E.I. Pride Week event – CBC News
  3. New Charlottetown store celebrates Indigenous art and culture – SaltWire
  4. National Indigenous agenda impacted by Trudeau’s sweeping Cabinet shuffle – Windspeaker
  5. Sipekne’katik First Nation sues federal government for seizing lobster traps – Ku’ku’kwes News
  6. First Nation spends day in ceremony to launch dig for potential unmarked graves – APTN News
  7. Human rights tribunal approves $23B revised First Nations child-welfare compensation deal – CBC News
  8. Call to search landfill for remains started in Winnipeg. Now, it’s coming from across the country – CBC News
  9. ‘It’s just like home for anybody’: Lennox Island welcomes visitors to St. Anne Sunday celebration – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Marc Miller shuffled from Crown-Indigenous Relations portfolio – CBC News
  2. Manitoba now holds record for longest wrongful conviction: law prof – APTN News
  3. Human rights tribunal approves revised First Nations child welfare deal – APTN News
  4. Bill C-38 proposed to address status registration issues under the Indian Act – MLT Aikins
  5. Shoal Lake 40 sues Winnipeg, Ottawa for compensation due to water diversion – CBC News
  6. CAP just one organization surprised to see David Lametti removed from cabinet – APTN News
  7. Chiefs in Manitoba encourages new minister to continue push for landfill search – APTN News
  8. Shoal Lake 40 sues Canada, Winnipeg for years without drinking water, road access – APTN News
  9. First Nations have new weapon in traditional land disputes with Sask. government — maps – CBC News
  10. Trudeau names new cabinet, shifting focus to economy, housing ahead of next election – Turtle Island News
  11. Indigenous leaders hope new minister Anandaasangaree will follow in Miller’s footsteps – Turtle Island News
  12. Investigation in horrific abuse case must be Indigenous led, child welfare leaders tell ‘B.C.’ – Turtle Island News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Exploring the rise of ‘economic reconciliation’ in Canada – CBC News
  2. Tax fight spills over as NB First Nation clamps down – Turtle Island News
  3. After decades of plans and studies, Iqaluit’s deep sea port finally opens – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. NWAC hosts conference to address Indigenous genocide – Turtle Island News
  2. Calgary awarded 2027 North American Indigenous Games – Turtle Island News
  3. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ushers in new curator of Indigenous art – APTN News
  4. ‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation – Global News
  5. Special university collection provides insight into Louis Riel’s tight family circle – Windspeaker
  6. A place for healing: Gitpo Spirit Lodge tries new way to help people with addictions – CBC News
  7. Study finds Inuit living in provinces at greater risk of serious problems, disputes, or conflicts – Turtle Island News
  8. Ultrasounds and sutures: Students from Cree nations in northern Ontario take part in medical camp – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Crews gauge winds as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos, B.C. – National Post
  2. B.C. big tree hunter documents grandest old-growth tree he’s ever seen – APTN News
  3. In heavy wildfire season, B.C. communities still recovering from previous fires – APTN News
  4. Innu youth get first-hand look at oceans research aboard Innu Nation expedition – CBC News
  5. Bee program partners with honey company to keep program buzzing for youth – APTN News
  6. Environment minister reveals conditions for allowing future fossil fuel subsidies – APTN News
  7. Kahnawà:ke’s bay restoration hailed as an example of Indigenous-led conservation – CBC News
  8. How Indigenous leaders are teaching youth on reserves to help their communities cope with disasters – CBC Radio
  9. Landslides and uncertainty: As Nunavik’s permafrost thaws, locals and researchers focus on adaptation – CBC News
  10. Indigenous paddlers push off on powerful voyage to reclaim canoe culture across Pacific Northwest – Turtle Island News
  11. Seventh Generation Culture Camp fosters environmental stewardship and connects Indigenous youth with cultural heritage – Ducks Unlimited Canada

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

© L’nuey 2024. All Rights Reserved.

‘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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