IndigeNews: June 14 – 21, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Wli Nujj Na’kwekm!”

Meaning: Happy Father’s Day!

In the News

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Mi’kmaw woman from Summerside writes poem about residential schools – CBC News
  3. Mik’maq hope to protect heritage with proposed P.E.I. national park reserve – CBC News
  4. ‘A huge task’: Search will take time at former Shubenacadie residential school site – CBC News
  5. Mount Stewart Consolidated students celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day – CBC News
  6. Ottawa using “racist” Indian Act to narrow Jordan’s Principle eligibility, AFN argues – Kamloops This Week
  7. Indigenous studies class at P.E.I. high school unveils project celebrating Mi’kmaq culture – Saltwire Network
  8. The hardest lesson: P.E.I. residential school survivors, family talk about trauma, children disappearing – SaltWire Network
  9. Government of Canada COVID-19 update for Indigenous Peoples and communities, week of June 14 – Indigenous Services Canada
  10. Inspiring young minds: Indigenous studies class at P.E.I. high school unveils project celebrating Mi’kmaq culture – SaltWire Network
  11. National Indigenous Peoples Day: Get to know more about the challenges and successes of First Nation communities in P.E.I., N.S. – SaltWire Network

Politics & Law

  1. Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society appoints first Indigenous president – CBC News
  2. Residential Schools and Reconciliation: A Canada Day Proposal – First Peoples Law
  3. MNA takes Alberta to court over stalled Métis consultation policy negotiation – Toronto Star
  4. How Canada’s UNDRIP bill was strengthened to reject ‘racist’ doctrine of discovery – CTV News
  5. Why Canada is back in court trying to quash two rulings related to First Nations kids – APTN News
  6. Bill to align Canadian law with UN Indigenous rights declaration passes to become law – CTV News
  7. AFN slams Ottawa for ‘heartless’ legal challenge of First Nations child compensation – Saanich News
  8. First Nations group wants to intervene in human rights case against Vancouver police – Toronto Star
  9. Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says departure from Parliament not the end of her story – CBC News
  10. Mi’kmaq representatives in Ottawa call Bill C-15 an important step in reconciliation – SaltWire Network
  11. Elder says Justice Department wants ‘to destroy the Aboriginal people’ as child welfare court fight concludes – APTN News
  12. FNLC Outraged with Crown’s Decision that No Criminal Charges be Laid Against Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Chantel Moore – UBCIC

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Abegweit First Nation and Parks Canada partner for P.E.I. weddings, events – CBC News
  2. Artist who brings stories to life with Mi’kmaq hieroglyphics launches clothing line – CBC News
  3. Winnipeg Cree influencer featured in Sephora’s first Indigenous history month ad campaign – CBC News
  4. ‘No help out there’: Alberta advocate fighting for First Nations financial accountability since 2016 – CBC News
  5. TABATHA BULL & ERWIN JOOSTEN: Atlantic Indigenous entrepreneurs fuel economic growth – SaltWire Network
  6. Government of Canada renews the Indigenous Community Business Fund through Budget 2021 – Indigenous Services Canada
  7. First Nations must be included in Canada’s recovery plans as country emerges from pandemic, say candidates – Turtle Island News
  8. Canada and Prince Edward Island invest in 11 community infrastructure projects in Western PEI (including Lennox Island wharf expansion) – Government of PEI

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Want to learn Mi’kmaw? There are dozens of apps for that – CBC News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  3. ‘Lip service’: The need for Indigenous-led language revitalization – The Charlatan
  4. Council of Elders helping incorporate Wabanaki content into school curriculum – CBC News
  5. How my grandfather changed my life by teaching me the ways of our ancestors – CBC News
  6. Indigenous language commissioner, director posts created by federal government – Toronto Star
  7. The First Commissioner and Directors of Indigenous Languages are Appointed – Canadian Heritage
  8. ‘Man camp’ threat to Mi’kmaw women unchanged since MMIWG inquiry, say advocates – CBC News
  9. Mi’kmaq use traditional roots and cultural teachings to rebuild Indigenous food sovereignty – Global News
  10. 6 years after TRC call to action, Indigenous Peoples to use traditional names on government ID – APTN News
  11. Mi’kmaw student ‘not shocked’ with content of residential school curriculum in grade 10 course – APTN News
  12. Indigenous languages: Newly named commissioner from B.C.’s Interior says he’ll fight for resources – Global News
  13. Eskasoni high school music project honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – SaltWire Network
  14. Nova Scotia’s Education Department apologizes for offensive, inappropriate residential schools curriculum – The Globe and Mail

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Online map highlights B.C.’s diverse Indigenous communities – Global News
  2. Indigenous Leaders Say BC Is Failing on Forestry and Reconciliation – The Tyee
  3. New slaughterhouse will make First Nation farm a cut above the rest – APTN News
  4. Panel says Grassy Mountain coal mine in Alberta Rockies not in public interest – APTN News
  5. How a Hudson teacher is using Minecraft to teach kids about Indigenous history – CTV News
  6. Mi’kmaw leaders considering MMIWG safety concerns tied to N.S. energy project – CBC News
  7. Conflict re-ignited on Quebec’s North Shore after local fisherman challenges Innu river rights – CBC News
  8. Millbrook First Nation partners with Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary for salmon hatchery – Saltwire Network
  9. Parliamentary committee gives Liberals until March 2022 to come up with drinking water plan – APTN News
  10. VIDEO: Indigenous-led project purchases land to protect popular Cape Breton hiking spot – SaltWire Network
  11. ‘Our ancestors were scientists’: How an Anishnaabe chemist injects elder knowledge into STEM classes – CTV News
  12. Yukon and Northern BC First Nations tackle climate change using Indigenous knowledge and science – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs 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.
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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.
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  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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