IndigeNews: June 19 – 24, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“Nipk”
🗣 (nihbk)

Meaning: Summer ☀️

In the News

  1. Manitoba lays out next steps in landfill search – APTN News
  2. How the next generation is keeping Mi’kmaw language, culture alive – CBC News
  3. PM says he will apologize for First Nations child welfare discrimination – CBC News
  4. What the Freedom Day march means to one residential school survivor – CBC News
  5. Youth of Lennox Island display their pride in Mi’kmaq culture and traditions – CBC News
  6. Former AFN national chief RoseAnne Archibald suing organization for $5M – APTN News
  7. Freedom Day march marks the day survivors left a Nova Scotia residential school – APTN News
  8. ‘We can be proud to be Indigenous’: Atlantic Canadians reflect on National Indigenous Peoples Day – SaltWire
  9. More delays in determining what constitutes the Mi’kmaq moderate livelihood right to fish lobster – SaltWire
  10. Trudeau announces two multimillion-dollar agreements with the Mi’kmaq of Nova Scotia – The Canadian Press
  11. ‘Monumental’: Trudeau visits Cape Breton with Mi’kmaw education funding, $125M land settlement – SaltWire
  12. Sipekne’katik First Nation, federal government to begin mediation in effort to settle fishing dispute – CBC News
  13. Embracing Mi’kmaw concept of reciprocal learning on National Indigenous Peoples Day – The Hamilton Spectator

Politics & Law

  1. Governor General visits Wolastoqey immersion school – CBC News
  2. Ousted national chief sues Assembly of First Nations for $5M – CBC News
  3. A new law aims to crack down on environmental racism in Canada – CBC News
  4. Canada’s first lawyer from Mi’kmaq Nation receives honorary doctorate – CityNews
  5. Federal court approves distribution plan for child welfare compensation – APTN News
  6. Former Assembly of First Nations national chief suing organization for $5 million – CTV News
  7. Largest First Nation in B.C. votes to take over child and family services for its members – CTV News
  8. Chiefs frustrated with AFN’s child welfare work, say they’re not being consulted – The Canadian Press
  9. As former chief sues Assembly of First Nations, minister says Ottawa won’t weigh in – The Canadian Press
  10. Justin Trudeau announces $140 million for First Nations’ education needs and to settle a land claim – Toronto Star
  11. Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions, minister says – The Globe and Mail
  12. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Federal Court Approval of $23 Billion in Compensation Distribution Protocol – Assembly of First Nations
  13. Federal Court approves first Claims Process for First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement – First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous communities are building a more prosperous future – Newswire
  2. ‘Brand refresh’ for national Indigenous business organization – Elliot Lake Today
  3. Land back: Tsawout First Nation buys 40-hectare agricultural property – CTV News
  4. Ring of Fire roads inch closer as four First Nations sign deals with Ontario – The Trillium
  5. Tsawout First Nation buys 100 acres to spur revitalization – Vancouver Island Free Daily
  6. Northern Ontario Indigenous not-for-profit energy company releases new book – CTV News
  7. First Nation baby eel quota could get big boost, a huge loss for commercial ops – Penticton Herald

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Mi’kmaw pop artist reflects on how music is her medicine – CBC News
  2. First Nations elders make history at U of Winnipeg convocation – CBC News
  3. Edith Anderson Monture of Six Nations was a woman of several firsts – CBC News
  4. Meet 2 Innu women trailblazers in astrophysics and land guardianship – CBC News
  5. Sharing the culture: Annapolis West students plant medicine wheel garden – SaltWire
  6. Crosswalk installed on Dal’s Truro campus embodies Indigenous teachings – Dal News
  7. Fishing derby highlights Eskasoni’s National Indigenous Peoples Day activities – SaltWire
  8. How Shaaw Tláa made the discovery of the Klondike’s 1st gold nugget possible – CBC News
  9. Morgan Toney on Mi’kmaw teachings in his song “Netukulimk” | Behind The Line – CBC Music
  10. How Kenneth Moore became the 1st Indigenous person in Canada to win Olympic gold – CBC News
  11. Group gathers near Louisbourg for Mi’kmaw sunrise ceremony on Indigenous Peoples Day – CBC News
  12. Cape Breton-Unama’ki Based Company Building Video Game Inspired by Mi’kmaw Legends – Newswire
  13. Mi’kmaw educator shares history, language and culture on X for Indigenous History Month – The Coast
  14. 10 years in, Unreserved has become the ‘space for fearless Indigenous voices’: Rosanna Deerchild – CBC Radio
  15. ‘Fancy Dance’ with Lily Gladstone balances heartbreak, humor in story of a missing Indigenous woman – APTN News
  16. Edmonton Oilers’ outreach to Indigenous community reaches beyond pregame land recognition video – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Ottawa delays closure of B.C.’s open-net salmon farms until 2029 – CBC News
  2. Inuvialuit and governments sign deal to protect massive conservation area – APTN News
  3. B.C.’s ‘war in the woods’ battlegrounds to be permanently protected – The Canadian Press
  4. ‘Good fire’: B.C. Indigenous knowledge keeper says cultural burns prevent wildfires – Vancouver Sun
  5. Environment minister responds to chief’s concerns about toxic sewage spill at Chalk River – CBC News
  6. In a smoky long house, Indigenous leader seeks First Nations unity to save salmon – Bowen Island Current
  7. Feds delay B.C.’s open-net salmon farms closure until 2029, offer five-year renewals – The Canadian Press
  8. ‘Delicate balance’ needed between Indigenous and western approaches to climate change, researcher says – CBC News
  9. New Indigenous-led conservation area in the Yukon protects wildlife, habitat and Inuvialuit culture and identity – Government of Yukon

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.

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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/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.

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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/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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