IndigeNews: June 11 – 18, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“Eptek”
🗣 (ehb-dehg)

Meaning: It is hot 🌡

In the News

  1. ARTICLE: Terry Paul – The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. Mi’kmaw Chiefs, Cabinet Meet in Millbrook – Government of Nova Scotia
  3. Ann’s Eye: Mi’kmaw beadwork artist shows off surprising twist – CBC News
  4. Judge snuffs out Mi’kmaq pot defence: ‘I welcome a stronger one’ – SaltWire
  5. Process to search landfill for 2 First Nations women put in motion – APTN News
  6. North America’s 1st treaty agreements were recorded in wampum belts – CBC News
  7. DFO considers cuts to commercial elver quotas to boost First Nations access – CBC News
  8. Vancouver march spotlights missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys – CBC News
  9. CBC Marks National Indigenous Peoples Day & National Indigenous History Month – CBC News
  10. Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments for Indigenous cannabis shops – Global News
  11. Mi’kmaw fishermen say they’re being threatened, prevented from selling catch in Cape Breton – CBC News
  12. Both Innu Nation, NunatuKavut Community Council claim victory after Federal Court decision – APTN News
  13. Plan to search landfill for women’s remains moves ahead as province approves environmental licence change – CBC News
  14. ‘Nothing about us without us’: Mi’gmaq group still waiting for Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism – NB Media Co-op
  15. Terry Paul re-elected for 19th time as Membertou First Nation’s chief, three new councillors elected in Cape Breton – SaltWire

Politics & Law

  1. Result in sight for long-delayed water law – National Observer
  2. Nation gathers to celebrate historic court victory – Windspeaker
  3. Indigenous legal trust backs NSDF challenge – North Renfrew Times
  4. Why are Indigenous people over-incarcerated in Canada? – TVO Today
  5. Blazing the trail: Indigenous legal firsts in Canadian history – CBC News
  6. Nunatukavut and Innu Nation claim victory in court decision – SaltWire
  7. Prince George ready to convert part of downtown into reserve land – CBC News
  8. Bearspaw First Nation signs historic funding agreement with Canada – Cochrane Eagle
  9. Boarding home survivors awaiting compensation now press for federal apology – CBC News
  10. North Coast FN takes DFO to court over proposed fishing restrictions – Vernon Morning Star
  11. Amnesty International delegates head to B.C. to witness trial for land defenders – APTN News
  12. Abram Benedict elected new Ontario regional chief during assembly held in Six Nations – CBC News
  13. Families should decide who has access to residential school records, conference hears – APTN News
  14. Feuding Labrador Indigenous groups — one recognized, one not — celebrate court ruling – CTV News
  15. Trudeau urges Pope to return Indigenous items held in the Vatican’s collection – The Globe and Mail
  16. Some assembly required: First Nations governance from the Haudenosaunee to the AFN – APTN News
  17. Concerns about assertion of Métis rights on the BC coast discussed at fisheries forum – Ha-Shilth-Na News
  18. Municipality appealing $1.67M judgement in Sauble Beach boundary dispute with First Nation – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Group of Indigenous communities will soon own Northwestel – APTN News
  2. COLUMN: Carol Hughes flags Indigenous infrastructure funding – Elliot Lake Today
  3. What does economic reconciliation mean for First Nations in Quebec? – APTN News
  4. Following First Nation blockade, Woodland Cree and Obsidian Energy come to terms – CBC News
  5. Standing committee studies tax revenues from businesses on First Nation territories – APTN News
  6. Canadians have ‘higher standard of accountability’ on Indigenous issues: consultant – Timmins Today
  7. ‘A legacy’ Doig River First Nation hosts ground breaking for first urban reserve in Northern BC – CJDC TV

Education, Health & Culture

  1. An Ojibway woman created the Jolly Jumper – CBC News
  2. From films to food, your Indigenous guide to summer – CBC Radio
  3. Did you know the precursor to sunglasses were Inuit sun goggles? – CBC News
  4. Alberta First Nation seeks more control over historical resources on lands – Delta Optimist
  5. Patients going without care due to nursing shortage in Manitoba First Nation – Global News
  6. 34 Cree teachers in Quebec graduate from community-based university programs – CBC News
  7. Millbrook First Nation to get new centre for primary, urgent, mental health services – CTV News
  8. Eskasoni’s Magan Basque on to next challenge at major Indigenous pageant next month – SaltWire
  9. EDITORIAL: Donald Marshall, son of ‘the’ Donald Marshall Jr., a source of Mi’kmaq pride – SaltWire
  10. Friendship between Mi’kmaq, French recognized during ceremony in Lower Granville, N.S. – SaltWire
  11. ‘Staggering’ rate of First Nations newborns involved in Manitoba child welfare system: study – CBC News
  12. FNUniv and Mastercard Foundation announce partnership to improve Indigenous education – CTV News
  13. Manitoba’s first outlaw: Métis brawler Gilbert Godon lived a life of crime in an era of defiance and change  – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. A ghost pipeline rears up in northern B.C. – National Observer
  2. Indigenous leaders call for reset on flood project – Winnipeg Free Press
  3. This new provincial park is the largest created in B.C. in a decade – The Narwhal
  4. Terms of reference signed for proposed NWT Indigenous protected area – Cabin Radio
  5. Tensions with First Nations threaten to delay nuclear waste facility – The Globe and Mail
  6. Interlake Reserves Tribal Council calls on Manitoba to halt outlet channels project – APTN News
  7. South coast fjords could soon be protected marine area, Miawpukek First Nation says – CBC News
  8. First Nations leaders hope new report on effects of Interlake flood channel leads to review of project – CBC News
  9. Ontario plastics plant facing government orders to reduce toxic emissions will shut down permanently – CBC News
  10. ‘If someone’s in trouble, you help’: First Nations coast guard auxiliary units fill critical response gaps – Times Colonist
  11. South Coast Fjords: Effort to establish national marine conservation area along Newfoundland’s south coast a long-term commitment – SaltWire

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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