IndigeNews: July 8 – 14, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“sa’qitie’j”
🗣 (saahq-edee-edge)

Meaning: dragonfly

In the News

  1. NWAC puts Gatineau office up for sale for $8M – APTN News
  2. Fire destroys 7 homes in Tataskweyak Cree Nation – CBC News
  3. Jordan’s Principle Funding Changes and Reimbursement Guidelines – Nation Talk
  4. Tabatha Bernard elected new chief of Lennox Island First Nation – CBC Island Morning
  5. New Lennox Island chief hopes to be a positive voice for community – Journal Pioneer
  6. Meet the Makers: How father-son fishermen from PEI launched a clothing brand – Saltwire
  7. WestJet agent rejects First Nations elder’s ID card, prevents him from boarding – CBC News
  8. Canada says lawsuit by group claiming to represent B.C. Métis should be dismissed – CBC News
  9. Lennox Island’s new chief promises to advocate for her community, on or off-reserve – CBC News
  10. ‘Water is our responsibility,’ say Indigenous community reps leading water walk across P.E.I. – CBC News
  11. Manitoba again declares provincewide state of emergency as wildfires force new evacuations for thousands – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. ‘Step forward’ for Vic ATSI assembly – Government News
  2. Federal Court approves ‘Indian Hospitals’ class-action settlement – APTN News
  3. Cultural reconnection in Indigenous corrections: Part 2 – Government of Canada
  4. We Hear about First Nations ‘Capacity Gaps.’ What about the Crown’s? – The Tyee
  5. Projet Montréal candidate leaves caucus after insulting Indigenous people – CBC News
  6. Ontario First Nation slowed down traffic on Trans-Canada Highway over mining laws – Nation Talk
  7. Building Canada Act a ‘troubling threat’ to Indigenous rights, says Amnesty International Canada – CBC News
  8. As governments push development agenda, First Nations are dealing with a ‘hidden genocide’, says Neskantaga chief – APTN News
  9. Federal major projects office ‘should not take the place of proper consultation with First Nations,’ says AFN national chief – Hill Times

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. First Mining and First Nation partner on Springpole development – Mining Weekly
  2. First Nations farmers are growing opportunity and better food for all – Glode and Mail
  3. Bearspaw First Nation erects tipis west of Calgary to represent future development – MSN
  4. Manitoba addictions centre offers limited treatment services for $10K monthly fee – CBC News
  5. Sand mining company offers 5% of profits, up to $20M a year, to Manitoba First Nation – CBC News
  6. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation and Canada announce new Addition to Reserve in Manitoba – Nation Talk
  7. First Nation in Yukon continues to call on territory for public inquiry into gold mine failure – APTN News
  8. Assembly of First Nations hosts virtual forum to discuss the One Canadian Economy Act on July 10 – Hill Times
  9. Building Canada Act leaves much open to interpretation on Indigenous consultation, says lawyer – Radio Canada
  10. Verifying Indigenous identity: ‘White people say they’re Indigenous to access these initiatives’ – Human Resource Director

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Honouring Mother Earth through a placenta burial – CBC News
  2. Emptying the nest: parenting lessons from bald eagles – The Narwhal
  3. Inside a ceremony for Indigenous girls beginning their moon time – CBC News
  4. 3 First Nations teams compete on new season of The Amazing Race Canada – CBC News
  5. First Nation welcomes return of cultural treasures from Victoria museum – Oak Bay News
  6. Sagkeeng First Nation woman hopes to be crowned Miss Indigenous Canada – APTN News
  7. First Nation filmmaker on his family’s 400km canoe trip in response to Bill C-5 – APTN News
  8. Banff Centre’s first building dedicated to Indigenous culture opens – Rocky Mountain Outlook
  9. Lesley Hampton brings Indigenous identity and inclusivity to Canadian fashion – Timmins Today
  10. Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation working with Therme on Ontario Place designs – CBC News
  11. Aspiring Indigenous ‘wise women’ become UNESCO chairs to promote traditional knowledge – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. When housing policy is climate policy – The Narwhal
  2. Cape Breton shorelines not just changing, but disappearing – Penticton Herald
  3. ‘It’s not just a drill’: inside one B.C. community’s grassroots wildfire response – The Narwhal
  4. Event recognizes the critical role of Indigenous engagement in energy transition – Environment Journal
  5. The Government of Canada is supporting 13 Indigenous-led clean energy projects – Government of Canada
  6. ‘We’re going to create space for our animals’: B.C., feds commit $8 million for ecological corridors – The Narwhal

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

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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/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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