IndigeNews: Mar. 11 – 24, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Kijelamusi”
🗣 (kl-jeh-lah-moo-see)

Meaning: sage 🌿

In the News

  1. New Glasgow unveils logo for 150 Celebrations – The Advocate
  2. National Indigenous History Month? When’s that? – The Fulcrum
  3. Statement on National Indigenous Water Operator Day 2025 – Nation Talk
  4. Something’s missing from Canada’s plaques and monuments – The Narwhal
  5. As elver fishery season set to launch, N.S. First Nation rejects federal rules – CTV News
  6. Indigenous leaders welcome new PM, remind government of work still to be done – CBC News
  7. Remains found at private landfill outside Winnipeg identified as those of Marcedes Myran – APTN News
  8. N.S. chief tells DFO it has no authority over Mi’kmaq, will pursue own elver fishery – Chronicle Herald
  9. Buffy Sainte-Marie loses major Canadian awards over revelations over true identity – Far Out Mgazine
  10. Potlotek to host wrestling event featuring first Mi’kmaq pro wrestler and former WWE wrestler – Saltwire
  11. Remains of Indigenous woman murdered by serial killer found at landfill in Canada, authorities confirm – CBC News
  12. L’nu Affairs helps to launch new Mi’kmaw Language ReVITALization strategy with Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey – Cape Breton Post

Politics & Law

  1. A sister’s search for truth – CBC News
  2. Collier v. Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation, 2025 FC 463 (CanLII) – CanLll
  3. The Indian Act – Transforming Indigenous Lives and Lands – Nation Talk
  4. Justice minister unveils inaugural Indigenous Justice Strategy – Canadian Lawyer
  5. K’ómoks First Nation says YES to a new future under a Modern Treaty – Newswire
  6. Protests planned after RCMP raids on Mi’kmaq-owned dispensaries – CKBW Radio
  7. Mark Carney’s victory getting mixed reviews from Indigenous Liberals – APTN News
  8. Indigenous leader says politicians must pay bigger price for ‘hate speech’ – CKPG Today
  9. Homalco First Nation declares state of emergency over toxic drug deaths – Times Colonist
  10. Indigenous groups press for greater say in Ottawa’s contracting policy rules – Globe and Mail
  11. Main political parties won’t say how, or if, they’re vetting Indigenous candidates – APTN News
  12. Jordan’s Principle ‘not a suggestion,’ AMC grand chief says in call for full implementation – Global News
  13. Indigenous guides in the Arctic are training Canada’s military: ‘When they talk, I listen’ – The Guardian
  14. CPS event aims to strengthen relationship with police and Calgary’s Indigenous Community – City News
  15. ‘We have to start standing together’: Mi’kmaq Rights Association rallies to protest RCMP raids – Halifax Examiner
  16. Mi’kmaw community members chosen for independent review of DFO incident that left fish harvesters stranded – APTN News
  17. Canada’s first federal Indigenous Justice Strategy to address systemic discrimination and overrepresentation in the Canadian justice system – Government of Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous businesses in N.S. adapt to tariff uncertainties – CBC News
  2. The Indigenous Institutes Consortium Demands Urgent  Funding – Newswire
  3. Feds commit $1.5B to fulfill Nunavut Land Claim in historic deal – Radio Canada
  4. School boards prepare for cuts to Jordan’s Principle funding – Winnipeg Free Press
  5. Statement from NSMTC Chiefs on Jordan’s Principle Operational Changes – Nation Talk
  6. Lac Seul artist brought heart breaking Beothuk story to Thunder Bay Gallery – Dougall Media
  7. Children, families harmed by on-reserve child welfare system can now apply for compensation – CBC News
  8. Federal government announces $17.1 million for infrastructure to support more housing in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality – Government of Canada
  9. Ensuring long-term predictable public transit funding for Cape Breton Regional Municipality with over $8 million through the Canada Public Transit Fund – Government of Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. AMC accuses Ottawa of child neglect – Penticton Herald
  2. Teen voices Mi’kmaw character in new fantasy video game – CBC News
  3. Jody Wilson-Raybould highlights consensus during speech – Cabin Radio
  4. Pjila’si celebrates Mi’kmaw culture from Mi’kmaw perspective – CBC News
  5. N.S. clothing brand promoting Mi’kma’ki expands to unite Canadians – CTV News
  6. Mohawk woman celebrates her Indigenous heritage and her Irish roots – APTN News
  7. Ottawa buildings to be transformed into dedicated Indigenous space – Nunatsiaq News
  8. Rich Mi’kmaq, Acadian and Gaelic culture keep Cape Breton thriving – Cape Breton Post
  9. Measles Outbreak Reported in Northern Alberta First Nations Community – CFWE Radio
  10. Midwifery training in Nova Scotia? Education, health officials are talking options – CBC News
  11. Seven sacred teachings: NL Indigenous artist uses painting to pass down knowledge – Saltwire
  12. Survivors of abuse at Indian hospitals eligible for up to $200K in proposed settlement – CBC News
  13. Family worries changes at Jordan’s Principle will mean loss of autistic son’s education – CBC News
  14. Miawpukek powwow captured in latest Indigenous artwork hanging in N.L. legislature – CBC News
  15. Sayisi Dene First Nation artist displays special exhibit at Canadian Museum for Human Rights – CBC News
  16. The “Maple Syrup Capital of the World” Is Famous for Sugar Shacks, Festivals, and Indigenous History – AFAR
  17. Amy Hamm: Indigenous transwoman’s lawsuit exposes harms of gender-reassignment surgery – National Post
  18. Building Culturally Safe Palliative Care for Mi’kmaw Communities – Palliative Care Gathering Overview – Nation Talk
  19. Government of Canada completes sale of Marine House to Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society for affordable housing – Newswire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. The dirty work of preserving a whale skeleton – CBC News
  2. The life and death of Ontario’s Blackbird Creek – The Narwhal
  3. More voices join the call to stop a March hunt for elk – 98 Cool FM
  4. Is this fish really disappearing from the Georgia Strait? – The Narwhal
  5. Cleaning up space: how satellites and telescopes can live together – Nature
  6. Feds reject emergency order to help endangered orca whales – The Narwhal
  7. How researchers can work fairly with Indigenous and local knowledge – Nature
  8. PRGT pipeline hit with warning letter for environmental violations – The Narwhal
  9. Sea ice is disappearing in the North. This is how Inuit are responding – CBC News
  10. Ottawa needs to step in before nuclear waste project goes any further – Policy Options
  11. ‘Inherently racist’: Wet’suwet’en leader on the crime of defending her land – The Breach
  12. Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia – CBC News
  13. Hydro officials in N.L. and Quebec meet in Churchill Falls to work on new agreement – CBC News
  14. N.S. advocates say bill to allow for uranium exploration and fracking is dangerous – Times Colonist
  15. First Nation wins another victory in fight against proposed nuclear waste disposal site – APTN News
  16. Mi’kmaq Community Launches Microgrid Challenge to Cut Emissions, Boost Energy Security – The Energy Mix
  17. Protecting Seal River watershed necessary as governments look north for critical minerals: Indigenous alliance – CBC News
  18. Government of Canada supports the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq’s Aquatic Guardians Program – Government of Canada

Wela’lioq, Msit No’kmaq – Thank you, All My Relations

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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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.
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    • 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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