IndigeNews: July 4 – 9, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Eptek!”
(eb-dehg)

Meaning: it is hot!

In the News

  1. Team P.E.I. gets energetic sendoff to North American Indigenous Games – CBC News
  2. P.E.I. celebrates athletes ahead of 2023 North American Indigenous Games – SaltWire
  3. Mi’kmaw Liberal MP discusses feds $9M funding announcement for NAIG – APTN News
  4. Mi’kmaq lawyers from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland appointed to Senate seats – APTN News
  5. N.B. has set more land aside for the maple syrup industry. Not everybody is happy – CBC News
  6. AFN takes tumultuous road to annual meeting after ousting national chief – Turtle Island News
  7. Indigenous group protests plan to expand maple syrup industry in New Brunswick – Global News
  8. Searching landfill for remains of First Nations women too complex for police: RCMP – APTN News
  9. Ousted AFN national chief calls for investigation into possible federal government ‘meddling’ – National Post
  10. New Brunswick Regional Chief Joanna Bernard appointed as interim Assembly of First Nations National Chief – Turtle Island News

Politics & Law

  1. Agreement reached in Percival class action suit – Turtle Island News
  2. AFN regional chiefs set to select an interim leader on Sunday – APTN News
  3. Ousted AFN head seeks feedback on attending annual meeting – CBC News
  4. Archibald continues to challenge removal as AFN national chief – APTN News
  5. Group sues feds over exclusion from Indigenous post-secondary funding – Timmins Today
  6. ITK president to skip Indigenous leaders, premiers meeting in Winnipeg – Nunatsiaq News
  7. ‘There’s no conspiracies:’ First Nations leaders say the AFN wants to get back to business – CBC News
  8. Judge in ruling says Indigenous police chiefs have strong human rights case against Canada – Windspeaker
  9. Fate of Assembly of First Nations financial probe uncertain after former national chief’s ousting – CBC News
  10. Saskatchewan refuses to negotiate a deal over Ile-a-la Crosse residential school settlement say feds – APTN News
  11. Lack of political will a factor in decision against Manitoba landfill search for First Nations women: prof – CBC News
  12. Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Files Lawsuit Regarding Exclusion of Non-Status Indigenous People from Education Benefits – CFNR Network

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Vancouver Island First Nation receives $5M from province for future housing – Chek News
  2. Feds fight back after Facebook, Instagram move to block Canadian news content – APTN News
  3. Métis settlements eligible for relief under Alberta’s new Disaster Recovery Program – Windspeaker
  4. Squamish Nation to use BC residential tenancy protections for own housing developments – Turtle Island News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. New Toonie features three Indigenous artists – APTN News
  2. Sharing culture through sport: NAIG spotlight on Mi’kmaw culture – APTN News
  3. Miawpukek Powwow is an event for everyone, says Chief Mi’sel Joe – CBC News
  4. First Nations life expectancy plummets in Alberta due to opioid deaths – APTN News
  5. Innu Nation working to flip the thesis on how research is done on Innu land – CBC News
  6. How Indigenous-owned record labels are changing the music industry in Canada – CBC News
  7. Worth repeating: Brookfield, N.S., resident gives presentation on 127-year-old hockey stick – SaltWire
  8. USask celebrates longest running Indigenous teacher education program in North America – Global News
  9. Ten Indigenous people added to order of Canada, artists, teachers, writers, business people – Turtle Island News
  10. Province steps in to fund recovery communities to combat drug, alcohol addictions on First Nations – Windspeaker
  11. Eskasoni’s Levi Denny to serve as Team Mi’kmaw’s chef de mission for his fifth North American Indigenous Games – SaltWire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Over 300 wildfires are out of control across Canada – APTN News
  2. Birth of bison calves at Métis park welcomed as a connection to culture – CBC News
  3. As extreme heat gets worst, expert calls for access to cooling as a human right – Turtle Island News
  4. First Nations won’t back nuclear plant expansion until waste questions are answered – Turtle Island News
  5. UNESCO report on Wood Buffalo National Park shows urgent need to fix problems, First Nation says – CBC News

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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