IndigeNews: July 5 – 11, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Peskewiku’s”

Meaning: July, or “birds shedding feathers”

In the News

  1. P.E.I. to have its own regional chief within Assembly of First Nations – CBC News
  2. Assembly of First Nations votes to give P.E.I. a seat at the table – SaltWire Network
  3. AFN votes to create new vice-chief position for PEI First Nations – Ku’ku’kwes News
  4. Manitoba Metis Federation signs self-government agreement with feds – CBC News
  5. First Nation on P.E.I. pitches its case for seat around AFN executive table – APTN News
  6. Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada’s 1st Indigenous governor general – CBC News
  7. RoseAnne Archibald elected AFN national chief, first woman to hold role – APTN News
  8. Court rules B.C. violated First Nation’s treaty rights in precedent-setting case – Global News
  9. Kahnawà:ke Mohawks erect protest camp on development site near Montreal – APTN News
  10. Cowessess First Nation reclaims jurisdiction over child welfare with visit from PM Trudeau – News Optimist

Politics & Law

  1. New national chief calls for reparations for Indigenous people – CBC News
  2. Assembly of First Nations’ new chief won’t ‘pull any punches’ – National Post
  3. MMF seeks to advance Indigenous rights in new agreement signed with feds – APTN News
  4. Residential school ‘day scholars’ get notice of proposed settlement agreement – CBC News
  5. ‘We’re all treaty people’: Dehcho Dene reflect on legacy and future of Treaty 11 – CBC News
  6. Wilson-Raybould not seeking re-election, blasts ‘toxic and ineffective’ Parliament – APTN News
  7. Human rights complaints filed on behalf of First Nations adults living with disabilities – CBC News
  8. First Nation urges B.C. not to appeal landmark ruling on development, treaty rights – Global News
  9. ‘Old wounds’: Descendants of families who lost Indian status launch Charter challenge – CBC News
  10. Archibald lays out 100-day plan, speaks on harassment allegations following election win – APTN News
  11. Time is of the essence: Treaty rights and cumulative impacts in Yahey v. British Columbia – First Peoples Law
  12. First Peoples Law and Donovan & Co. merge, creating one of Canada’s top Indigenous rights law firms – Canadian Lawyer
  13. BC Supreme Court Rules Cumulative Effects of Industrial Development Infringe Treaty Rights of BC First Nation – McCarthy Tetrault
  14. Canada, Federation of Newfoundland Indians and Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation to work toward a new agreement to reconsider veterans and active service members – Indigenous Services Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Pot-shop lawsuit ‘a big smokescreen,’ says Long Plain First Nation chief – CBC News
  2. Atlantic universities join forces to attract Indigenous, Black students to business – CBC News
  3. ‘Listen to our voices’: N.S. Indigenous organization seeks funding for new centre – Global News
  4. Mi’kmaw-owned pizza shop turning away $10 bills featuring Sir John A. Macdonald – CBC News
  5. Chief brings renewed calls for scrutiny of AFN financial policies to annual general assembly – APTN News
  6. Catholic Church dedicated nearly $300M for buildings since promising residential school survivors $25M in 2005 – CBC News
  7. Government of Canada and Government of Northwest Territories announce new housing working group and $25 million from Budget 2021 – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Mi’kmaw youth’s walk raises $36K for residential school awareness – APTN News
  3. New roadside sign to welcome motorists to Cape Breton in Mi’kmaw – SaltWire Network
  4. Cowessess First Nation signs $39M deal to implement child welfare system – APTN News
  5. Mi’kmaw Elder Noel Milliea helps his people see their culture as a source of healing – CBC News
  6. Education as reconciliation: U of A Indigenous history course sees spike in enrolment – CBC News
  7. Mi’kmaw Blackbird singer honours missing and murdered Indigenous people in new video – CBC News
  8. Indigenous artists reimagine new statue at Manitoba Legislature in place of Queen Victoria – CBC News
  9. Huu-ay-aht First Nations begin process of reclaiming cultural artifacts from Royal B.C. Museum – CBC News
  10. Residential school building in Muskowekwan First Nation in Sask. given national historic site status – CBC News
  11. How Cowessess First Nation’s historic child welfare agreement with Canada and Saskatchewan works – CBC News
  12. Getting to know Laurianne Sylvester, new dean of Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University – SaltWire Network
  13. ‘One day there will be no children in care,’ says Cowessess Chief after historic child welfare deal inked – CBC News
  14. Etched in stone: Cape Breton woman creates permanent display to symbolize graves at residential schools – CTV News
  15. Eskasoni Pride group helping to bring Pride festivals to First Nations communities across Nova Scotia – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. B.C. natural gas well cleanup shifts to Indigenous land sites – Saanich News
  2. Land Back Camp at Laurel Creek Conservation Area vandalized – CTV News
  3. How this young Mi’kmaw archeology crew is connecting to their culture – CBC News
  4. Federal government doles out another $1.16 million to Kejimkujik – Welland Tribune
  5. First Nations leader pledges action after rail service resumes in Lytton area – CBC News
  6. Meet the Indigenous fire teams fighting to end the blazes in B.C. and beyond – CTV News
  7. Chief worried that harassment by ‘fish cops’ of First Nations could lead to violence – CTV News
  8. Conservation project protects Eskasoni’s water supply, homes in flood zone – SaltWire Network
  9. Feds to begin talks on high frequency rail with Indigenous groups, private sector – The Battlefords News Optimist
  10. After landmark court victory, Treaty 8 Nations lay out vision for energy development in northeastern B.C. – CBC News
  11. Government of Canada progress update on improving access to clean water in First Nations communities – Indigenous Services Canada

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.
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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.
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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.
  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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  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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