IndigeNews: Mar. 14 – 20, 2022

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Nujkima’q”

Meaning: melt; thaw; defrost

In the News

  1. Eskasoni elder bringing ‘two-eyed seeing’ into classrooms – CBC News
  2. This Eskasoni man might be making the world’s tiniest baskets – CBC News
  3. Cape Breton Eagles to wear Mi’kmaw-inspired jerseys on Friday – CBC News
  4. N.S. invests $2M in Mi’kmaw mental health and addictions strategy – CBC News
  5. B.C. researcher wants Mi’kmaq inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame – Global News
  6. Indigenous harvesters fighting to exercise their treaty rights is put InFocus – APTN News
  7. Panelists share details on role Indigenous tourism plays in reconciliation – Windspeaker.com
  8. Mi’kmaw grandmothers gather in Unama’ki to share cultural knowledge, teachings – CBC News
  9. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she and the Queen discussed reconciliation, Canada’s ‘real history’ – CBC News
  10. Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc chief seeks commitment from Pope to visit Kamloops residential school, issue apology – CBC News
  11. Government of Canada investing in S.T.E.A.M. PEI Ltd. to develop Creativity Centre and incorporating Indigenous knowledge programming – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Politics & Law

  1. Union backs Indigenous bureaucrats suing feds for systemic discrimination – APTN News
  2. Indigenous mother proposes class-action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba – CBC News
  3. Supreme Court ruling huge win for Beaver Lake Cree Nation, says lawyer – Windspeaker.com
  4. Indigenous council one of three community councils to guide EPS in policing – Windspeaker.com
  5. Ottawa plans to restore First Nation status for families that lost it to obtain citizenship – CBC News
  6. Ottawa appeals certification of class action lawsuit alleging RCMP excessive use of force in North – CBC News
  7. Ottawa appeals Quebec court decision finding parts of Indigenous child welfare law unconstitutional – CBC News
  8. Multi-billion dollar safe drinking water settlement includes unique dispute resolution process – Windspeaker.com
  9. First Nation suing Alberta and Ottawa could qualify to have legal fees paid in advance, top court rules – CBC News
  10. Quebec has ‘harder case’ to make as challenge to child welfare law heads to Supreme Court: lawyer – APTN News
  11. Nuchatlaht take fight for heavily logged territory to B.C. Supreme Court. Here’s what you need to know – The Narwhal
  12. Thunder Bay police board chair apologizes to families, says board not currently focus of ongoing investigations – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. First Nations plan to buy stake in Coastal GasLink pipeline – CBC News
  2. Clearwater Seafoods will keep its Arctic surf clam monopoly – CBC News
  3. A lot is riding on Indigenous tourism recovery in Canada – Windspeaker.com
  4. Indigenous gas station struggling after pandemic, high fuel prices – APTN News
  5. Northeastern Ontario drivers turn to on-reserve gas stations to save money – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Ashley Callingbull is Sports Illustrated’s first Indigenous swimsuit model – APTN News
  3. 35 years and counting: What Tungasuvvingat Inuit does for the community – APTN News
  4. Oblates to open Rome archives next month for residential school records search – CBC News
  5. N.L. looks to rename Colonial Building in St. John’s as part of reconciliation effort – APTN News
  6. ‘Rematriation project’ hopes to return vintage Indigenous wares to their home communities – CBC News
  7. New study adds to body of proof connecting mercury poisoning to health issues in Grassy Narrows – CBC News
  8. ‘It connected me to the land again’: Land Based Learning allows students to learn, reconnect with culture – CTV News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Atikamekw family forced out of maple syrup season by logging – APTN News
  2. Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C. – APTN News
  3. B.C. premier raises concerns to Trudeau about jobs if fish farms close – APTN News
  4. Lured by love of ice fishing, Inuk man learns Mi’kmaq techniques in N.B. – CBC News
  5. Historic land agreement ‘will bring our people home,’ says SC’IA⁄NEW Chief – The Discourse
  6. Inside the Atikamekw Nation’s fight against the deforestation of its ancestral lands – APTN News
  7. Indigenous knowledge takes its rightful place in atlas on climate change, mitigation – Windspeaker.com
  8. How some First Nations in Ontario’s northwest are overcoming the effects of climate change – CBC News
  9. Innovative atlas puts Indigenous knowledge on the map — literally — to help tackle climate crisis – CBC News
  10. The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands – The Narwhal

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.

‘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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