IndigeNews: May 8 – 14, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Talikiskik”
(dal-lee-gis-gig)

Meaning: what is the weather like?

In The News

  1. ‘We’re building that Ring of Fire,’ says Doug Ford – Northern Ontario Business
  2. Gould secures second term as chief of P.E.I.’s Abegweit First Nation – SaltWire
  3. More than 1K First Nations people displaced as Alberta wildfires rage – APTN News
  4. Moose Hide campaign marks 12th year raising awareness on violence – APTN News
  5. Peskotomuhkati fishers travel north of the border to challenge fishing laws – APTN News
  6. Listuguj First Nation immersion classes help families learn Mi’kmaw together – CBC News
  7. MI’KMAW CHIEFS: Indigenous harvesters treated unfairly despite DFO collaboration – SaltWire
  8. Indigenous communities in Alberta coping with ’emotional roller-coaster’ of wildfires – CBC News
  9. First Nations chiefs blast Higgs over report he is prepared to frack without their consent – CBC News
  10. More needs to be done to involve First Nations in emergency management, says Indigenous leader – CBC News
  11. ‘We’re not trash’ Manitoba Indigenous leaders renew calls for landfill search after study proves feasibility – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. Why is the Guerin Decision important? – First Peoples Law
  2. Parliamentary committee studies ‘land restitution’ – APTN News
  3. Nishnawbe Aski Nation fires its grand chief following misconduct – CTV News
  4. Chiefs of Ontario reject ‘unfounded’ claims of Métis communities – Soo Today
  5. NDP says Liberal gun legislation won’t affect Indigenous hunters – APTN News
  6. Province recognizes Haida Nation self-governance with legislation – Westerly News
  7. B.C. premier pledges effort to end gender based violence on Moosehide Day – APTN News
  8. Parties on all sides of gun debate unhappy with revamped Bill C-21 legislation – APTN News
  9. Trudeau talks guns, health and wellness in first trip to Inuit community of Nain – APTN News
  10. Senate committee studies Bill C-29 proposing a national council on reconciliation – APTN News
  11. First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court – Global News
  12. Empowering Indigenous communities: latest coordination agreements under Bill C-92 – MLT Aikins
  13. Lawyer says without action, repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery has little meaning – APTN News
  14. Arbitrator orders Canada, Nunavut and NTI back to the table to work out employment deal – APTN News
  15. Cree Nation pushes for more representation at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Penticton Herald
  16. Dr. Bruce McIvor – Opening Statement – House of Commons INAN Committee – Land Restitution Study – YouTube

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Correction: Clearwater Seafoods puts in request to catch more lobster in Nova Scotia – IntraFish
  2. Huu-ay-aht, Tseshaht First Nations agree to build first new hotel in Port Alberni since 1980 – Alberni Valley News
  3. Clearwater acquisitions in the pipeline, with advanced talks underway for West Coast First Nations partnership – IntraFish

Education, Health & Culture

  1. MAiD in prison: Inmates are ‘dying to get out’ says senator – APTN News
  2. Campaign wants to see an Indigenous woman on Canada’s next $20 bill – CBC News
  3. First-ever dean of Indigenous education appointed at a college in Quebec – APTN News
  4. Challenges remain for Mi’kmaq entering nursing in Nova Scotia, experts say – CBC News
  5. Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s podcast wins Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award – APTN News
  6. Four First Nations in Alberta are close to having their own mental health clinic – APTN News
  7. Reports on Whitehorse Emergency Shelter outline issues that need to be addressed – APTN News
  8. How Listuguj First Nation’s adult immersion program is creating new Mi’kmaw speakers – CBC News
  9. Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president’s Indigenous claim probed – Toronto Star
  10. The masterful student: Mi’kmaw artist Leonard Paul to receive lifetime achievement award – SaltWire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Alberta asks feds for help to battle wildfires – APTN News
  2. Eskasoni elder to receive lifetime achievement award – CBC News
  3. Indigenous guardians help restore nature and community – National Post
  4. Alberta regulator slaps Imperial Oil with new environmental notice – APTN News
  5. Qalipu sign deal with Netherlands-based wind energy training school – CBC News
  6. Indigenous land guardians hold meetings in Ottawa to expand program – APTN News
  7. An East Coast fight over fracking ‘could get ugly,’ First Nations warn – National Observer
  8. Clearwater Seafoods wants 72 tonnes of lobster added to its annual harvesting quota – CBC News
  9. Attend the Canoe Relay throughout Mi’kmaq communities to celebrate Indigenous athletes – CBC News
  10. Alberta regulator says Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine – Edmonton Journal

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.
  12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

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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/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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