IndigeNews: Mar. 29 – Apr. 3, 2022

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Penatmuiku’s”

Meaning: April – egg hatching time

In the News

  1. Niigaan Sinclair: Day of symbolic connection, not reconciliation – Winnipeg Free Press
  2. Canada responds to United Nations after Mi’kmaw treaty fishery complaint – CBC News
  3. Nova Scotia court certifies class action against province over hunting rights – APTN News
  4. Lennox Island chief happy with Pope’s apology, but hopes it doesn’t end there – CBC News
  5. Catholic Church must ‘address deniers’ following apology says Murray Sinclair – APTN News
  6. DFO redistributes quota in baby eel fishery to increase access for Mi’kmaw bands – CBC News
  7. ‘I am sorry’: Pope Francis apologizes for role Catholics played in residential school abuses – APTN News
  8. Mi’kmaw man says his drumming in Rome was meant to ‘uplift’ residential school survivors – CBC News
  9. Mi’kmaw negotiator advocates for reduction in commercial catches to bolster treaty fishery – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. CAQ breaks its promises once again and further harms First Nations – Newswire
  2. B.C. government unveils action plan to fulfil UNDRIP commitments – Global News
  3. B.C. reveals 89-point action plan to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples – CBC News
  4. Papal apology ‘an empty gesture’ without reparations and reform: Niigaan Sinclair – APTN News
  5. Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to hold non-confidence vote on Arlen Dumas in May – APTN News
  6. FNNND argues Yukon breached its’ constitutional duty to implement Treaty promises – Yukon News
  7. Elections Canada report finds failures denied Ontario First Nations voters right to vote – Global News
  8. First Nations delegates say they believe Pope Francis will apologize for residential schools – CBC News
  9. ‘Trust is broken’: First Nations leaders call for Thunder Bay Police Service to be dismantled – APTN News
  10. West Moberly First Nations, BC Hydro enter “confidential discussions” on Treaty 8 violation claims over Site C – Energetic City
  11. Wet’suwet’en chief says policing is ‘industry driven’ as documents show raid was rubber stamped by government – APTN News
  12. Indigenous leaders jointly call upon Ontario Government to take immediate action on Thunder Bay Police Service – Anishinabek News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. New Indigenous owned travel agency launches in Manitoba – APTN News
  2. Saskatchewan budget sees more money for First Nation, Métis issues – APTN News
  3. National Housing Council calls for billions in spending for urban and rural Indigenous Peoples – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. So long MacDonald and Ryerson, hello Haida Gwaii and Kjipuktuk – APTN News
  2. B.C.’s funding system ‘broken’ for Indigenous children in provincial care: report – CBC News
  3. Canadian researcher challenges Vatican’s claim that its Indigenous artifacts were gifts – CBC News
  4. Cape Breton resource centre for Mi’kmaw women expands to meet growing needs – SaltWire Network
  5. Origin of the game: Halifax Thunderbirds, Indigenous lacrosse enthusiasts team up for youth skills camp – CTV News
  6. ‘We’re trying to fulfill his vision’: Marshall Institute moving ahead as CBU raises funds for new building – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Proposed hydro-electric facility in northern B.C. raises concerns – APTN News
  2. Indigenous practices are the future and past of wildfire prevention – APTN News
  3. Caribou herd back from brink of local extinction in northeastern B.C. – CBC News
  4. New Iqaluit water reservoir in the works as feds announce $214M in funding – CBC News
  5. Hajdu hopes long-term boil water advisories lifted by 2025, end of Liberal-NDP deal – CBC News
  6. N.W.T. border with B.C. opens up after being closed for 18 months due to pandemic – APTN News
  7. Deadline passes, but family of Jackie Vautour remains in Kouchibouguac National Park – CTV News

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

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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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  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.
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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.
  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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