IndigeNews: May 17 – 24, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Jiluikasik”

Meaning: evidence of writing; signs

In the News

  1. Fisheries rights trial for 4 Mi’kmaw fishermen delayed – CBC News
  2. LETTER: Offended by John A. Macdonald statue – SaltWire Network
  3. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  4. Sir John A’s beer rebrand a ‘great show of respect,’ says Mi’kmaw chief – CBC News
  5. Indigenous art selected for art bank and grants – Government of Prince Edward Island
  6. N.S. Mi’kmaq fisher says his movements are being watched and his traps seized by DFO – CTV News
  7. As tensions rose during N.S. fisheries dispute, province balked at paying for extra RCMP – CBC News
  8. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Indigenous Services Canada

Politics & Law

  1. RCMP begin enforcement of Fairy Creek injunction – CTV News
  2. Indigenous woman named New Zealand’s next governor-general – CTV News
  3. NWT First Nations to develop traditional knowledge legal systems – Cabin Radio
  4. Skyler Williams, spokesperson for Land Back Lane, turns himself in to police – CBC News
  5. Nova Scotia Supreme Court dismisses injunction sought by commercial elver industry – CBC News
  6. Fisher River Cree Nation settles $15M land claim with federal government after nearly 30 years – CBC News
  7. Yukon appeal court hears arguments over Vuntut Gwitchin residency requirement, Charter case – CBC News
  8. Finding a way forward on the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet treaty right to fish for a moderate livelihood – Policy Options
  9. Funding provided to help develop, understand and use Indigenous laws, build governance structures – Toronto Star
  10. C-15: What you need to know about law that could redefine Indigenous-government relations in Canada – CTV News
  11. Blackstock gears up for latest Federal Court fight to end ‘human rights tragedy’ against First Nations kids – APTN News
  12. Millions announced for Indigenous law reform will ‘breath life back’ into nations says Samson Cree Nation lawyer – APTN News
  13. Cree women file court challenges against Whitefish Lake First Nation #128 for election discrimination – Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms
  14. Self-Government Framework Agreement signed by Canada, the Northwest Territory Métis Nation, and the Government of the Northwest Territories to guide negotiations – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous housing in Nova Scotia gets fresh boost – Mortgage Broker
  2. Canada’s first Indigenous-only modelling agency launches in Vancouver – Daily Hive
  3. ‘Cash Back’: Report investigates what restitution for Indigenous land theft could look like – CTV News
  4. Regional leader chosen to chair federal Indigenous economic advisory board – Northern Ontario Business
  5. Indigenous company disconnected from talks on bringing internet, cellphone service to remote communities: firm – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. New Mi’kmaw Chair in Healthy L’nu Communities Created – Government of Nova Scotia
  2. Canada’s Indigenous communities at greater risk post-surgery, study shows – Global News
  3. What Canada’s Indigenous peoples will remember on Victoria Day weekend – Toronto Star
  4. ‘Call Me Indian’ travels through trauma, triumph of NHL’s 1st Indigenous player – CBC News
  5. Jordan Abel’s book about intergenerational trauma will be there when you need it – CBC Radio
  6. Canadian museums asked to return First Nation ancestral remains and burial items – CBC News
  7. Indigenous filmmakers from Quebec come out on top at the Canadian Screen Awards – APTN News
  8. From grassroots to experts, First Nations find new ways to hold their leaders accountable – APTN News
  9. Canadian, Ontario governments sign education memorandum of understanding with Grand Council Treaty #3 – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. These 12 B.C. mines pose risks to salmon, caribou, water: report – The Narwhal
  2. After a year of waiting, court date to challenge B.C.’s aerial wolf cull set for July – APTN News
  3. ‘It keeps me up at night’: Inuit leader Natan Obed presses for climate change action – CBC News
  4. Wildfires force more Manitoba First Nations to begin evacuations in Interlake region – CBC News
  5. Families vow to continue land battle in New Brunswick’s Kouchibouguac National Park – CTV News
  6. Vancouver Island First Nation partners with Coast Guard to launch Indigenous-led response vessel – CTV News
  7. Government of Canada progress update on improving access to clean water in First Nations communities – Indigenous Services 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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