IndigeNews: June 22 – 27, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Metu’kaqanik!”

Meaning: “it is a rough time”

In the News

  1. Netukulimk: Our way forward – The Signal
  2. Mi’kmaw harvester wants lobsters seized by DFO accounted for – APTN News
  3. Two Nova Scotia First Nations propose first-ever moderate livelihood elver fishery – CBC News
  4. New Brunswick communities cancel Canada Day celebrations to ‘step back and reflect’ – CBC News
  5. Several P.E.I. communities consulting with First Nations about Canada Day celebrations – CBC News
  6. Rallies, vigils scheduled in Quebec on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities – CBC News
  7. Ottawa approves new truth and reconciliation legislation on National Indigenous Peoples Day – CBC News
  8. How drumming, smudging and cooking bannock is connecting French students to Mi’kmaq culture – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Mi’kmaw woman makes provincial Liberal Party history – CBC News
  2. Chiefs to vote on resolution to delay AFN election in July – APTN News
  3. Chief Kenny Cayen is new Dehcho First Nations grand chief – CBC News
  4. Former Mi’kmaq UN ambassador hopes Canada’s UNDRIP bill not an election ploy – CBC News
  5. Class action alleging RCMP abuse of Indigenous people in Northern Canada certified – APTN News
  6. Manitoba Chiefs join growing calls for Bennett’s resignation after Trudeau defends her – CBC News
  7. Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs calls on federal minister to resign over ‘racist’ text sent to MP – CBC News
  8. How ‘colonialism by paper cuts’ has undermined Indigenous pandemic leadership – The Conversation
  9. Province denies forcing First Nation to prove Aboriginal title after promise to change policy – Vancouver Sun
  10. Ottawa will boost funding for residential school burial searches, says Indigenous Services minister – CBC News
  11. Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex – CBC News
  12. Group denied status under Canada’s Indian Act claim ‘discriminatory’ registration provisions violate Charter – Business In Vancouver
  13. Canada and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations announce approach to locate and commemorate residential schools missing children – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous youth marketplace ditches bucks for the traditional barter – CBC News
  2. Indigenous clothing store with ‘cheeky’ name opening in Winnipeg: INAC – APTN News
  3. Abegweit First Nation and Parks Canada partner for P.E.I. weddings, events – CBC News
  4. Indigenous tourism association negotiating a rebound piece by financial piece – Windspeaker
  5. Artists upset by apparel ads using Every Child Matters logo to cash in on clothing – APTN News
  6. Indigenous businesses faced barriers accessing COVID-19 relief programs, survey finds – CBC News
  7.  Indigenous tourism group avoids closure, plans marketing campaign to help industry – Battleford News Optimist
  8. Breaking ground: Membertou First Nation unveils plans for new retail destination similar to Dartmouth Crossing – CTV News
  9. Cape Breton police crack down on unlicensed dispensaries as Eskasoni moves closer to opening NSLC cannabis outlet – SaltWire Network

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Calls to ‘Cancel Canada Day’ draw mixed reaction – CBC News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  3. Reconnecting with my culture and taking pride in being Mi’kmaw – CBC News
  4. Meet the Mi’kmaw elder whose song has become an anthem for his people – CBC News
  5. Yukon University’s new research chair in Indigenous Knowledge has big plans – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw artist Ursula Johnson creates comfortable space to confront hard truths – CBC News
  7. Remembering the lives lost: Vigil held for those buried on Cowessess First Nation – Global News
  8. Why this treaty educator says every Nova Scotian should learn the Mi’kmaw language – CBC News
  9. Survivor shares story of Marieval Indian Residential School’s intergenerational impact – APTN News
  10. Residential school survivor walking to Ottawa to honour ‘lost little souls’ reaches Manitoba – CBC News
  11. Indigenous artwork will be displayed on billboards to honour residential schoolchildren – The Globe and Mail
  12. We’koqma’q woman remembers her grandmother teaching her to hide from Indian agents – SaltWire Network
  13. Catholic group gives ‘formal commitment’ to disclose all records from B.C. and Sask. residential schools – CBC News
  14. Six Nations prepares to move forward with grounds search of former Mohawk Institute Residential School – APTN News
  15. Government of Canada COVID-19 update for Indigenous Peoples and communities, week of June 21 – Indigenous Services Canada

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Nova Scotia school fosters learning and reconciliation with forest path – CBC News
  2. Is ‘mouse’ a mistake? Reconsidering the origin of the name of Souris, P.E.I. – CBC News
  3. First Nations receive federal funds to purchase marine rescue boats – Alberni Valley News
  4. Eel Ground First Nation forester makes surprise appearance at pesticide hearings – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaw grandmothers oppose ‘man-camp’ that goes with massive LNG project – APTN News
  6. Five Vancouver Island First Nations relieved Canada has ended 15-year fisheries battle – Chek News
  7. New partnership to promote inclusion of Indigenous groups in Canadian agriculture – Globe Newswire
  8. UNESCO says industry, poor governance ‘likely’ endanger Alberta’s Wood Buffalo National Park – CBC News
  9. Scientists, Homalco First Nation team up to probe massive B.C. landslide — and its impact on salmon – CBC News
  10. HIKING NOVA SCOTIA: Kejimkujik’s Mill Falls a great family-friendly spot to connect with Mi’kmaq history, enjoy nature – SaltWire Network
  11. FNLC Congratulates Nuu-chah-nulth – Demands more from Canada on First Nations fisheries recognition – British Columbia Assembly of First Nations

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.

‘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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