IndigeNews: Mar. 22 – 28, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Kikpesan”

Meaning: rain!

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw fishermen to assert treaty right for lobster fishing in court case – CBC News
  2. Mi’kmaw artists use Nike high-tops to bring beadwork to next generation – CBC News
  3. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know this week – CBC News
  4. Government of Canada adds over 405 acres of land to PEI National Park – Parks Canada
  5. Supreme Court decision on carbon tax ‘helps mother earth’ says national chief – APTN News
  6. Lennox Island to mark lives lost in ‘treacherous’ walk across ice before causeway built – CBC News
  7. Court sides with First Nations in dispute with N.B. government over carbon-tax sharing – CBC News
  8. Court rules in favour of New Brunswick First Nations in dispute on carbon tax revenue – Global News
  9. UBC’s Sheryl Lightfoot appointed UN representative for the rights of Indigenous Peoples – CBC News
  10. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and Communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  11. ‘More of the same paternalism’: First Nations groups call N.B. systemic racism commissioner announcement ‘disappointing’ – Global News

Politics & Law

  1. Ottawa refutes CHRT ruling on Jordan’s Principle eligibility – Toronto Star
  2. Indigenous fishers charged during closure to argue in court – Toronto Star
  3. The next generation of Indigenous self-government in Yukon – Policy Options
  4. Tŝilhqot’in Nation voices Indigenous law at B.C. appeal hearing – APTN News
  5. Pikangikum First Nation expels provincial police from community – APTN News
  6. Sipekne’katik Establishes Historic Negotiation Table with Canada – Indian Time
  7. Indigenous leaders say N.B.’s plan to address systemic racism is a form of racism – CBC News
  8. Indigenous man says he can sell cannabis without B.C. licence because of UN declaration – CBC News
  9. Tahltan Nation evicts Doubleview Gold from territory over refusal to respect Indigenous law – Toronto Star
  10. Battleford-area mayors, First Nations chiefs issue anti-racist plea following Colten Boushie report – CBC News
  11. Poundmaker Cree Nation implements custom banishment laws to address alcohol, drug trafficking – CTV News
  12. The movement to address environmental racism is growing. This bill could provide the data it needs – CBC News
  13. Federal Court to decide whether N.W.T. First Nation had right to postpone elections during COVID-19 – CBC News
  14. Indigenous, marginalized groups hurt by Law Society of Manitoba ‘good character’ process: CCLA – Canadian Lawyer
  15. Legal expert says Canada likely has not met constitutional obligations to First Nations on fishery – The Chronicle Herald
  16. Trudeau’s language requirement at Supreme Court discriminates against Indigenous judges: Justice Harry LaForme – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. New First Nations procurement policy stirring controversy in the Yukon – APTN News
  2. New funding for First Nations water projects an ‘important step’ minister says – CBC News
  3. $60M housing fund for N.W.T. to be spent, 2 years after it was first announced – CBC News
  4. Thousands sign petition to have feds intervene in Alberta’s coal mining industry – APTN News
  5. Indigenous tourism hopes to rebound in a big way through new investment – Vancouver Island
  6. Alberta woman launching tourism app that reconnects Indigenous peoples to land – Global News
  7. First Nations playing greater role in Canadian infrastructure development – Journal of Commerce
  8. Federal housing program to deliver new affordable homes for Indigenous Torontonians – CBC News
  9. $1B infrastructure initiative could ‘close the gap’: Assembly of First Nations’ Bellegarde – BNN Bloomberg
  10. Budding Indigenous entrepreneurs in Cape Breton turning passions into businesses – The Chronicle Herald
  11. Mining sector will have to adapt as B.C. looks to implement UN declaration on Indigenous rights – The Globe and Mail
  12. Room to grow: Workshop to focus on business potential of mushroom growing in Cape Breton – The Chronicle Herald

Education, Health & Culture

  1. How to Create an Indigenous Child Welfare System – The Tyee
  2. STU student launches ‘Mi’kmaq Alphabet Book’ – The Aquinian
  3. ‘Stunning’ Qaumajuq Inuit art centre opens to public acclaim – CBC News
  4. A look at a new record label created for Indigenous musicians – The Runner
  5. Mi’kmaw co-op wins award for diversity and inclusion – The Chronicle Herald
  6. Lakehead law school launching Indigenous law and justice institute – CBC News
  7. Indigenous hypnotist empowers First Nation youth to follow their dreams – The Discourse
  8. Nipissing First Nation Chief says Indigenous languages revitalization is critical – Parry Sound
  9. Creation of Eagle Woman Tribunal, a historic milestone for Cowessess – Regina Leader-Post
  10. New app a ‘safe space’ for Indigenous people to report racism in B.C. health care – Saanich News
  11. Meet Stephanie Scott, new head of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – APTN News
  12. Grassy Narrows looking for ‘mercury justice compensation for the ongoing crisis’ with online rally – CBC News
  13. New Indigenous media lab at University of Winnipeg to help creators combine art and technology – CBC News
  14. First Nations organizations calling on Manitoba government to fund addictions treatment centre – APTN News
  15. A new anthology celebrates the pioneering Indigenous troubadour, filmmaker and activist Willie Dunn – The Globe and Mail
  16. Trudeau’s language requirement at Supreme Court discriminates against Indigenous judges: Justice Harry LaForme – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. The fight to end corporate control over the Nechako River – National Observer
  2. Canada votes to collect data to document ‘environmental racism’ – National Post
  3. ‘I can feel your breath’: when COVID-19 and environmental racism collide – The Narwhal
  4. The sea ice in northern Labrador is thinning — fast. Here’s why the Inuit are worried – CBC News
  5. Nova Scotia to spend $19M to dredge lagoon near Pictou Landing First Nation – National Observer
  6. Daunting and disturbing study finds Indigenous people more likely to die in fires – Turtle Island News
  7. Lawyer: Large-scale transfer of Crown land to First Nations will shock B.C.’s system – Vancouver Island Life
  8. Anishinabek Nation stands up for First Nation rights in the fight against climate change – Anishinabek News
  9. Whose Land Are You On? This App Will Show You Which Indigenous Territory You’re On – Native News Online
  10. Canadian Inuit group calls on gov’t to take shrimp licenses from Clearwater’s new owners – Undercurrent News

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

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  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.
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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
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    • $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.
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  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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