IndigeNews: May 1 – 6, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Sqolijuiku’s”
🗣 (skoalch-ooh-wee-goos)

Meaning: the sound of the peepers is heard across Mi’kma’ki 🐸

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw acts shine at first day of 2024 ECMAs – SaltWire
  2. Speaking for the people: First Nations national chief visits Sitansisk – CBC News
  3. Red dress event on P.E.I. gives voice to missing and murdered Indigenous women – CBC News
  4. UPDATED: First female chief of Cape Breton’s We’koqma’q community steps down – SaltWire
  5. DFO claims elver enforcement has resulted in ‘significant deterrence’ of illicit fishery – CBC News
  6. VIDEO: Charlie’s Place is significant to the Mi’kmaq, and a new agreement will protect it – The Press
  7. Canada, Manitoba to develop Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls – APTN News
  8. Wolastoqey Nation chiefs hope for change after death of Oromocto First Nation woman – CTV News
  9. Manitoba partners with federal government on Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls – CBC News
  10. Made in Epekwitk: How this Mi’kmaw woman’s intricate quillwork connects with the North American Indigenous Games – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Northeastern Ontario gets its first Indigenous Peoples Court – CBC News
  2. ITK considers rejecting role on reconciliation oversight body – CBC News
  3. Peguis First Nation launches $1B lawsuit, declares state of emergency – APTN News
  4. Manitoba First Nations seek billions in damages over Winnipeg sewage spill – CBC News
  5. First Nations file $4.8B lawsuit against City of Winnipeg over sewage dumping – APTN News
  6. Quebec court gives green light to Indigenous child-welfare class action suit – Nunatsiaq News
  7. St. Anne’s lawyer calls for inquiry into Justice Canada’s handling of school records – APTN News
  8. Regina Police Service hosts Indigenous police academy at First Nations University – Global News
  9. NDP MP gives Trudeau government failing grade when it comes to MMIWG initiatives – APTN News
  10. Canada will appoint commissioner to oversee treaties with Indigenous Peoples: Trudeau – CTV News
  11. Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations – The Canadian Press
  12. Wolastoqey chiefs demand police enforce banishment orders following woman’s homicide – CBC News
  13. Ontario must recognize First Nations bylaws — failure to do so ‘will result in harm to our citizens’ – Toronto Star
  14. ‘We are also human beings’: Quebec court authorizes $1B off reserve class-action against province, Canada – APTN News
  15. Yukon legislature passes motion to conduct review of organization that operates emergency shelter in Whitehorse – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous market in Quidi Vidi boosts confidence of vendors – CBC News
  2. Deputy Minister announces First Nations loans program – Turtle Island News
  3. $34 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete – was it worth it? – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous Apprenticeship Forum underway in British Columbia _ APTN News
  2. A B.C. First Nation’s 3-year effort to change a city’s name – Kelowna Capital News
  3. Enoch Cree Nation welcomes Ice Cube to their territory with starblanket – CBC News
  4. Indigenous graduates celebrated at post-secondary powwows in Winnipeg – CBC News
  5. More than just a cookbook, traditional recipes preserve First Nation’s history – CBC News
  6. Algonquin artist hopes his latest work will catch the attention of actor Lily Gladstone – APTN News
  7. Red dress fashion show in Kamloops honours day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Toxic sewage discharged at Chalk River nuclear lab – CBC News
  2. First Nations leaders voice opposition to nuclear power plants – APTN News
  3. Qalipu, conservation group sign agreement to protect Gander Lake area – CBC News
  4. Aamjiwnaang First Nation set pollution levels that would trigger closure of facilities – CBC News
  5. Indigenous leaders say Ottawa ignores their concerns over nuclear waste – The Hamilton Spectator
  6. As wildfire season approaches, remote First Nations prepare to fight from the ground up – CBC News
  7. Sod turning in Nipigon for Lake Superior marine conservation visitors centre – Northern Ontario Business
  8. Government of Canada celebrates ground-breaking for new Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Administration and Visitor Centre – Parks Canada

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

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‘How We Say 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/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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