IndigeNews: June 17 – 23, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“welta’si”
🗣 (well-dah-see)

Meaning: I am happy 😊

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw elder leads sunrise ceremony – CBC News
  2. L’nuey, Parks Canada establish new boards – PressReader
  3. Lennox Island First Nation elects new chief, council – CBC News
  4. Nova Scotia village moves to drop ‘Cornwallis’ from its name – CBC News
  5. Ford apologizes to Indigenous community over ‘racist’ remarks – City News
  6. Wagmatcook prepares to host 2025 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Summer Games – Saltwire
  7. Lennox Island considering legal action after traps sized by DFO – West Prince Graphic
  8. Lennox Island reacts to second seizure of moderate livelihood fishery traps – Saltwire
  9. Language revitalization linked to better Indigenous health, says UBC research – CTV News
  10. Lennox Island’s new chief promises to advocate for her community, on or off-reserve – CBC News
  11. Weight of traditional knowledge discussed at public hearing for Diavik’s water licence – CBC News
  12. Sunrise ceremonies, celebrations across Canada mark National Indigenous Peoples Day – CBC News
  13. ‘Our children are what prompted us’: 25 years of celebration for the St. Mary’s Powwow – CBC News
  14. Prince Edward announces Canada trip just months after King and Queen travelled to nation – GBNews
  15. 10 years after apology, ’60s Scoop survivors call for support beyond ‘grossly inadequate’ payout – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Ottawa failing to meet timelines for First Nations registration – APTN News
  2. Can Canada’s fast-tracking laws avoid the mistakes of the past? – The Narwhal
  3. Minister says all federal bills should be analyzed through an Indigenous lens – CTV News
  4. Bill S-2 tries again to fix Indian Act as nations call for sovereignty over membership – CBC News
  5. First Nations leaders urge Liberals to rethink controversial One Canadian Economy Act – APTN News
  6. Doug Ford accuses First Nations of ‘coming hat in hand’ for government money, despite treating them ‘like gold’ – The Globe and Mail
  7. AFN says while no government has veto over resource projects, Canada needs to properly consult on national energy legislation – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Mi’kmaq MP defends government’s One Canadian Economy Act – APTN News
  2. Leveling the Playing Field: What Holds Back Indigenous Businesses – Nation Talk
  3. Neqotkuk First Nation, European company to build solar farm in Saint John – CBC News
  4. Liberals under fire for rushing bill through Parliament to speed up resource projects – CTV News
  5. Indigenous consent to nation-building projects has a price tag, says CEO Stephen Buffalo. – National Post

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Accidentally Indigenous – APTN News
  2. A song sung with a Mi’kmaw ji’kmaqn – CBC News
  3. Women drummers share the beat beyond Membertou – Cape Breton Post
  4. First Nation group offers territory to move Texada grizzly bear – Global News
  5. Mount Allison student creates science graphic in Mi’kmaw language – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw mourn loss of treaty scholar, activist Kevin Christmas – Penticton Herald
  7. Indigenous lullabies pass on strength and tradition to the next generation – CBC News
  8. Nova Scotia Lighthouse Project awards funding to address childhood obesity – CTV News
  9. First Nations leader who had ‘intense’ talk with Trump considered leaving before president landed – CBC News
  10. Indigenous people fleeing wildfires face immense mental health burdens. Experts say they shouldn’t have to – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. There’s trouble in these headwaters – The Narwhal
  2. On solid ice: the plan to refreeze the Arctic – The Narwhal
  3. The amount of northern cod that can be caught is doubling – CBC News
  4. Indigenous group aiming to preserve N.B. salt marshes – Telegraph-Journal
  5. ‘You don’t have to go to the North Pole to experience adventure’ – The Narwhal
  6. New Videos Spotlight the Work of Mi’kmaq Water & Wastewater Operators – Nation Talk
  7. ‘Not based on science’: documents show internal government scramble to expand Alberta cougar hunt – The Narwhal

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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