IndigeNews: March 25 – April 1, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Paniaq”
🗣 (buh-nee-ahq)

Meaning: end of snow period/spring begins 🌷

In the News

  1. Maritime teen receives golden buzzer on Canada’s Got Talent – CTV News
  2. At the riverside, a Mi’kmaw fisherman will defy DFO’s elver plan – CBC News
  3. Mi’kmaw chiefs oppose new fracking law, considering legal action – City News
  4. DFO claims it can and will enforce law on First Nations fishers – The Chronicle Herald
  5. Only Canada, N.S. flags allowed outside schools on Nova Scotia’s South Shore – CTV News
  6. Canada says it will fund Jordan’s Principle for First Nations kids through 2026 – Winnipeg Free Press
  7. First Nations’ $2.1B proposed class action accuses governments of ‘devastating mismanagement’ of child welfare – CBC News
  8. Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on the Identification of Ashlee Shingoose – Assembly of First Nations

Politics & Law

  1. Liberals Kelloway, Battiste announce they will run in new federal ridings in N.S. – CBC News
  2. ‘We can’t be left out:’ Indigenous leaders want action, inclusion as election heats up – CBC News
  3. New Indigenous Justice Strategy aims to address overincarceration of Indigenous people – RCI Radio
  4. Sheshatshiu, N.L., leaders barricade town as residents discuss how to deal with flow of drugs – CBC News
  5. FNLC Calls on Canada to Prioritize Legislation to Create Legal Protections against Residential School Denialism – UBCIC
  6. Mi’kmaw community members chosen for independent review of DFO incident that left fish harvesters stranded  – APTN News
  7. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Calls on Federal Parties to Commit to First Nations Priorities as Election Begins – Nation Talk

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Alberta considering killing its industrial carbon tax, email shows – The Narwhal
  2. Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey Chiefs Condemn Changes to Jordan’s Principle – Nation Talk
  3. FNMPC Welcomes Expanded Federal Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program – Globe News
  4. ‘Metals are the new oil’: B.C. fast-tracks critical minerals projects to counter tariffs – The Narwhal
  5. First Nations leaders in northern Ontario say tariffs violate treaty rights, demand seat at table – CBC News
  6. Indigenous Services minister says economic reconciliation essential amid Canada-U.S. trade war – CBC News
  7. Trump’s tariffs threaten Indigenous businesses in Canada — the government must take action – Canada Accountant
  8. Federal Expansion of Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program a “Critical Step” in Economic Reconciliation: FNMPC – Net Newsledger

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Eskasoni elder, chief receive King Charles III Coronation Medal – Cape Breton Post
  2. Pikwakanagan signs historic child and family services agreement  – Pembroke Today
  3. Health and Wellness Self-Determination: A New Chapter for First Nations in Quebec – Newswire
  4. Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs will push to search landfill for Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe: grand chief – CBC News
  5. Elsipogtog workshop passes down rare mask carving teachings to the next generation of artists – CBC News
  6. How befriending bugs helped an N.S. residential school survivor preserve her Mi’kmaw language – CBC News
  7. Joint Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Chief Medical Officer of Public Health of Indigenous Services Canada on World Tuberculosis Day 2025 – Nation Talk

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations Ready to Fight If Poilievre Lifts BC Oil Tanker Ban – CFNRFM News
  2. Proposed national park in Peel River watershed enters feasibility stage – CBC News
  3. B.C. has a new policy for staking mining claims. Why doesn’t anyone like it? – The Narwhal
  4. In ‘Winnipeg,’ land defenders fight to save a sacred forest: ‘We’re not moving’ – IndigiNews
  5. N.S. chief tells DFO it has no authority over Mi’kmaq, will pursue own elver fishery – Saltwire
  6. Election focus on pipelines could be bad news for UNDRIP obligations, says professor – APTN News
  7. Largest-ever Fisheries Act penalty will pay for First Nations-led Elk Valley recovery – Penticton Herald
  8. Government bill to lift fracking moratorium, uranium mining ban in N.S. clears final reading – CBC News
  9. The American Eel: A Commitment to Tradition and Sustainability in Mi’kmaw Communities – APTN News
  10. Young Indigenous voters don’t want candidates to forget environment, reconciliation in election  – CBC News
  11. Pehdzéh Kı̨ seeks confidentiality for traditional knowledge on proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway – CBC News
  12. One of Canada’s biggest copper mines plans to expand. B.C. says it won’t need an environmental assessment – The Narwhal
  13. On World Water Day, First Nations Leadership call on federal parties to implement the First Nations Clean Water Act – Nation Talk

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.
  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.
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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.

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  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
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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 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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  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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