IndigeNews: May 10 – 16, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Nikana’laji”

Meaning: s/he leads them, leader

In the News

  1. Students learn Mi’kmaw traditions through cooking class – CBC News
  2. Sir John A. statue in Charlottetown will stay, but he’ll have some company – CBC News
  3. JAIME BATTISTE: Moderate livelihood a question of law and fairness – SaltWire Network
  4. P.E.I. students relive ‘grand tragedy’ of Indigenous history through blanket exercise – CBC News
  5. Abegweit First Nation gets land, money for corridor to connect to Hillsborough River – CBC News
  6. Potlotek First Nation launches legal action to get federal government ‘off our backs’ – APTN News
  7. Sir John A. Macdonald statue resolution an opportunity for education, Mi’kmaw leader says – CBC News
  8. Epekwitk Assembly say they weren’t adequately consulted on P.E.I. environmental rights bill – SaltWire Network
  9. United Nations committee seeks answers from Canada over racism, violence against Mi’kmaw fishers – Ku’ku’kwes News
  10. U.N. committee demands Canada respond to allegations it failed to protect Mi’kmaw fishers from racism, violence – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. MPs issue conflicting reports on contentious First Nations fishery – CBC News
  2. First Nations sue Ontario over changes to environmental laws – Northern News
  3. Next phase of Restoule Treaty annuity appeal beginning in early June – Law Times
  4. Potlotek First Nation seeks injunction against DFO over self-regulated fishery – CBC News
  5. Canada: SCC Affirms Non-Canadian Indigenous People Have Right To Hunt In Canada – Mondaq
  6. For First Nations under the thumb of the Indian Act, where does justice come from? – APTN News
  7. Who is an expert in Indigenous history up for debate in Nipissing hunting and fishing trial – CBC News
  8. Constitutional challenge falls apart as North Bay court hears no evidence of Amikwa nation – CBC News
  9. After more than a century, Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man gets something back for stolen land – APTN News
  10. ‘Even the ancestors are celebrating’: Sask. First Nation moving forward after 26-year legal battle over land – CTV News
  11. Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates – CBC News
  12. Ontario First Nations court challenge against Ford Government’s gutting of Environmental Assessment Laws begins – Anishinabek News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Nunavut MP calls federal housing funding ‘laughable’ – Nunatsiaq News
  2. Indigenous children, families and the 2021 federal budget – Toronto Star
  3. Saskatchewan Indigenous companies to explore SMR investments – Global News
  4. Ottawa invests ‘crucial’ $2.7 million to help Sipekne’katik housing crisis – SaltWire Network
  5. Federal government funding construction of 19 homes in 2 Island First Nations – CTV News
  6. Is ‘Grande Alliance’ deal in Quebec worth it? Some Cree hunters aren’t so sure – APTN News
  7. Marathon Gold and Miawpukek First Nation Sign Memorandum of Understanding – Financial Post
  8. Abegweit First Nation to benefit from active transportation and social infrastructure investments – Infrastructure Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. The Mi’kmaq artisan who had a hand in building Lunenburg’s famous Bluenose – Maclean’s
  3. Mi’kmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby on pushing boundaries, pursuing his vision – Times Colonist
  4. Saskatchewan First Nations respond to Ottawa delay for water advisory deadline – Global News
  5. Cross-Canada walk to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women – CTV News
  6. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  7. A plan to ensure greater funding for First Nations children, families and communities – Indigenous Services Canada
  8. Mi’kma’ki storyteller hopes workshop encourages “beautiful increase” in Indigenous narrative artists – SaltWire Network
  9. Mi’kmaw hockey player hopes recommendations of task force are implemented to improve the game he loves – CTV News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations oppose permanent Hydro river flow permit – Turtle Island News
  2. New Mi’kmaw-led land trust aims to protect culturally significant lands – CBC News
  3. Manitoba First Nations want concerns over Churchill River Diversion addressed – CTV News
  4. Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s long-term boil water advisory lifted – Burns Lake Lakes District News
  5. Unama’ki community-led alert system “wildly successful” in first nine months – SaltWire Network
  6. Mi’kmaw student creates lab at Acadia to share traditional knowledge with future scientists – CBC News
  7. B.C. First Nation sets up checkpoints following confrontations between protesters and forestry workers – CBC News
  8. ‘They never said a word’: DFO told B.C. salmon farmers, but not First Nations, about mouth rot infestation – The Narwhal

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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