IndigeNews: July 31 – August 19, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

We took a short break for summer the past few weeks, but we’re back now!

The Mi’kmaw word of the week for this week is…

“Kisikewiku’s”
🗣 (gis-ig-ay-wee-goos)

Meaning: berry ripening moon (August)

In the News

  1. Indigenous artist’s work featured in special Halifax exhibit – CTV News
  2. Amnesty International calls for Wet’suwet’en chief’s release – CBC News
  3. Feds reverse course on funding cap for unmarked grave searches – APTN News
  4. First Nations celebrate 153rd anniversary of signing of Treaty No. 1 – Winnipeg Sun
  5. Ottawa to fund emergency management co-ordinators in 8 Mi’kmaw communities – CBC News
  6. Family suing doctors and Nova Scotia Health in death of young Mi’kmaq woman – Halifax Examiner
  7. Feds, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq invest $2.4 million into emergency management – SaltWire
  8. Lawsuit launched by family of Mi’kmaq woman in Nova Scotia claims negligence in her death – APTN News
  9. Meet the 1st Indigenous woman to be a commissioner with the International Joint Commission – CBC News
  10. “Much bigger than just beads,”: Two Mi’kmaq beaders recount experience repairing century-old Mi’kmaq relics at Smithsonian Museum – Saltwire

Politics & Law

  1. N.B. spends $3.6M on Mi’kmaq peacekeeping program – CTV News
  2. Don’t be ‘headstrong’ on title claims, says former judge – Penticton Herald
  3. Jason Kenney receives highest honour from Kainai Nation in Alberta – Windspeaker
  4. Sask. First Nation agrees to $152M agricultural settlement with Ottawa – CBC News
  5. Mining regulations in Ontario ‘unconstitutional’ say First Nations chiefs – APTN News
  6. Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation calls for end to Métis harvesting on their territory – APTN News
  7. Lac Seul First Nation to receive $234M in compensation for historical flood claim – CBC News
  8. Yukon minister says there’s still ‘hope’ for gold mining to continue at disaster site – APTN News
  9. Yukon premier says he won’t halt mining on First Nation but will pause new projects – APTN News
  10. Lebouthillier non-committal as DFO officers fear for safety, tensions grow in southwest N.S. – SaltWire
  11. Amnesty International names Wet’suwet’en chief Canada’s first prisoner of conscience – Vancouver Sun
  12. N.W.T. Indigenous govts have their eyes on Robinson treaty settlement negotiations in Ontario – CBC News
  13. Lawlessness on the water as DFO officers allege federal fisheries minister making their jobs unsafe – SaltWIre
  14. Garden River First Nation educator named as a commissioner of International Joint Commission – APTN News
  15. Dakota Tipi First Nation sues The Forks, governments, for financial compensation and ownership of land – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. TC Energy signs $1B deal to sell stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups – APTN News
  2. Indigenous-owned banking services expand in hopes of filling access gaps – CBC News
  3. Indigenous themed thermal spa coming to Saskatoon’s Dakota Dunes Resort – CTV News
  4. Advocacy group asks for details of $1B sale to Indigenous consortium in the North – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. First Nations take feds, companies to court over B.C. fish farms – CBC News
  2. Archaeological digs in the Ottawa region draw a lot of attention – APTN News
  3. Mi’kmaq folks reflect on this year’s Saint Anne’s mission on Mniku Island – SaltWire
  4. Inuk photographer and Ojibwe artist included in new Ottawa exhibit – Windspeaker
  5. Mohawk woman shifting into high gear to pursue passion for racing cars – APTN News
  6. Amazing Race Canada competitors include three First Nations members – Windspeaker
  7. Feds fund health study for Indigenous communities downstream of oilsands – APTN News
  8. ‘We’re in a war’: Dakota Tipi First Nations turns to evictions to curb drug trade – APTN News
  9. Shakespeare’s The Tempest re-interpreted using Mi’kmaw culture, world view – APTN News
  10. Overcrowding, substandard housing associated with First Nation fire deaths, report finds – CBC News
  11. One of the world’s oldest sacred shrines could return to remote Indigenous settlement in B.C. – Windspeaker
  12. Potlotek hardball player Cheo Marshall competes at nationals in Ottawa with Cape Breton Ramblers – SaltWire
  13. “I worked hard for that crown,”: Eskasoni’s Rezny Tessandra Dennis first Indigenous woman to win Miss Canada Petite – Saltwire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations declare opposition to nuclear waste project – NOW News Watch
  2. B.C. landslide: First Nations initiating emergency salmon task force – CBC News
  3. Logging, climate crisis killing once great Cedar forests on Vancouver Island – APTN News
  4. Atlantic Veterinary College pilots first Indigenous Vet Camp – University of Prince Edward Island
  5. ‘Like dark clouds’: First Nations evacuated because of wildfires in northern Manitoba – APTN News
  6. Potlotek greenhouse provides important education opportunity to local Indigenous youth – SaltWire
  7. Province supports Montreal Lake Cree Nation in establishing Molanosa as reserve land – Battlefords Now
  8. Court grants Yukon government’s application to appoint receiver to oversee gold mine clean up – APTN News
  9. Group of Alaska Tribes demands pause on B.C. mining project upstream of ‘ecological hotspot’ – National Observer
  10. ‘Industry will be held accountable’: Feds allocate $12 million to study oil sands impacts in Fort Chipewyan – IndigiNews

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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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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  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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  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
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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.
  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/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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