IndigeNews: May 23 – 28, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Elmamklek”
(el-mahm-gleg)

Meaning: fire is running away, on the ground

In The News

  1. Mi’kmaw language initiative launched in Gold River, N.S. – CBC News
  2. EDITORIAL: Young Mi’kmaw woman set to heal and inspire – SaltWire
  3. Mi’kmaq place name signs added to six new PEI locations – Ocean 100
  4. Mi’kmaw friends band together to form seafood company – APTN News
  5. Rainy conditions continue to help firefighters in Alberta wildfire battle – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw author writes children’s storybook to reconcile her father’s past – CBC News
  7. New leave for Indigenous public servants ‘a step in the right direction,’ advocates say – Ottawa Citizen
  8. RCMP apologize to Indigenous teen’s mom for ‘miscommunication’ about death investigation – CTV News
  9. Some residents already returning after raging wildfire forces 7,000 people to flee Pimicikamak Cree Nation – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Feds announce $12M to help Akwesasne fight organized crime – APTN News
  2. Manitoba lawyers will be required to take Indigenous culture course – CBC News
  3. Upcoming vote on MNA’s new bylaws is embroiled in court action – Windspeaker
  4. Unions hold rally in Iqaluit as housing authority strike nears 70-day mark – CTV News
  5. CAP turning over all stones to get seat on Reconciliation Council – Turtle Island News
  6. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation sues Manitoba Hydro for ‘years of harm’ – APTN News
  7. Kahnawake unimpressed with consultations on Quebec Indigenous language law – CTV News
  8. Feds need to live up to farming promises in western numbered treaties: Cuthand – APTN News
  9. Trudeau promises to update law around use and development of water in Canada – APTN News
  10. How does internal strife in the Assembly of First Nations affect First Nations peoples? – APTN News
  11. Political party platforms show various degrees of commitment to Indigenous peoples in Alberta – Windspeaker
  12. Manitoba First Nations would have expanded authority to ticket bylaw breakers under new legislation – CBC News
  13. Manitoba government must have known about Jim McCrae’s residential school denialism: Murray Sinclair – CBC News
  14. In the face of anti-Indigenous sentiment, candidates say representation in Alberta’s legislature is important – Windspeaker
  15. Awaiting vote: PSAC agreement includes new leave for Indigenous public servants and increase for language teachers – Turtle Island News
  16. Kitcisakik Council and Canada commit to reconciliation and sign Framework Agreement to pursue nation-to-nation relationship – Newswire

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenomics DESIGN conference is underway in Vancouver – APTN News
  2. Haudenosaunee Development Institute wants Marineland’s land in Niagara Falls, Ont. – CBC News
  3. Sask. Indigenous construction company claims it was barred from hiring employees from First Nations communities – CTV News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Little Bird six-part series premieres in Winnipeg – APTN News
  2. Indigenous addictions centre receives $21.6M boost – APTN News
  3. The Mounties: 150 years of conflict with Indigenous Peoples – APTN News
  4. Orchestral Powwow braids Indigenous beat with symphonic sounds – CBC News
  5. New series tells story of Sixties Scoop survivor learning about her past – CBC News
  6. CBC British Columbia launches new podcast for Indigenous History Month – CBC News
  7. Boys wellness program to return to Eskasoni First Nation after pandemic hiatus – CBC News
  8. B.C. researcher starts project to document Indigenous deaths in police custody – CBC News
  9. University of Waterloo to waive tuition fees for students from two First Nations – Toronto Star
  10. Indigenous Screen Office hosts international Indigenous co-production forum at Cannes – APTN News
  11. For the Indigenous, Was This Building a Gesture of Reconciliation? Or an Empty Gift? – New York Times
  12. ‘I’m not behind:’ Jordan’s Principle program helps students achieve educational goals – Niagra Falls Review
  13. ‘We were anything but primitive’: How Indigenous-led archaeology is challenging colonial preconceptions – CBC Radio
  14. John Kim Bell was North America’s first Indigenous conductor — now he’s a Governor General’s Award winner – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Protesters call for inquiry into Kanesatake environmental crisis – APTN News
  2. First Nation, government partner on wildland firefighting – Whitehorse Daily Star
  3. Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories – Toronto Star
  4. Project to revive black ash trees at Hermitage Creek in Charlottetown to go June 7 – SaltWire
  5. Ontario’s road to the Ring of Fire will undergo federal impact assessment – Turtle Island News
  6. Carcross/Tagish land guardians step up efforts to protect nesting birds, spring lambs – CBC News
  7. Sacred areas, hunting grounds, traplines: Kátł’odeeche members reflect on what they lost in the fire – CBC News
  8. ‘The sky was going red’: Pimicikamak Cree Nation members describe ‘scary’ experience of fleeing wildfire – CBC News
  9. Fighting fire with fire: How a B.C. Indigenous community is reintroducing traditional fire knowledge and practices to manage land vulnerable to wildfires  – The Globe and Mail

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

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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/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.
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  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.

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  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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