IndigeNews: Nov. 1 – 7, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Wli Keptekewiku’s”
(well-ee geb-deg-gay-wee-goos)

Meaning: “Happy November!”

In the News

  1. Living full circle: with Jenene Wooldridge – CTV News
  2. Scotchfort haunted house leads to 5 truckloads of food donations – CBC News
  3. If flags are to be raised, something more needs to be done, says AFN – CBC News
  4. ‘Children matter’: Organizations call for a national inquiry into the Sixties Scoop – CTV News
  5. Assembly of First Nations says raise Canada flag alongside Every Child Matters flag – Turtle Island News
  6. Flags on federal buildings now flying at full-mast, will be lowered again to honour veterans – CBC News
  7. Can 5 weeks of talks settle a 14-year battle over child welfare? Here’s what has to happen – APTN News
  8. Residential school compensation must be paid before any papal visit, say survivors, advocates – CBC News
  9. ‘Canada must own up’: Manitoba First Nations leaders call for national inquiry into Sixties Scoop – CBC News
  10. Eskasoni’s chief says new Nova Scotia legislation will protect Mi’kmaw language for generations – SaltWire Network
  11. For thousands of Indigenous soldiers who fought for Canada, war was an escape from the grim realities of life at home – Ottawa Citizen
  12. Wowkwis, mascot for 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I., makes first appearance for Gulf Shore Consolidated students – SaltWire Network
  13. The Government of Canada opens annual call for proposals to support the Nation rebuilding efforts of Indigenous groups in Canada – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Politics & Law

  1. Treaty 8 rejects provincial police service contemplated by Alberta – CTV News
  2. Highway 6 bypass in Caledonia reopens after barricades removed – CBC News
  3. Ontario set to release death records of 1,800 Indigenous children – Global News
  4. Kluane Adamek acclaimed for second term as AFN Yukon regional chief – CBC News
  5. More than half of charges related to Land Back Lane occupation withdrawn – CBC News
  6. PM discussing raising flags ahead of Remembrance Day with Indigenous people – CTV News
  7. Blackstock reports little progress after first day of negotiations on child compensation – CTV News
  8. Canadian flags on federal buildings to be raised next week: government source – Montreal Gazette
  9. As Hamilton considers expansion, First Nations experts watch how consultation unfolds – CBC News
  10. Miller ‘dumbfounded’ appeal dropped over Catholic Church’s residential school payments – CBC News
  11. Indigenous families disproportionately affected by ‘birth alerts’; B.C. lawsuit seeks damages – CTV News
  12. Assembly of First Nations calls on government to raise Canadian flags on government buildings – CBC News
  13. Manitoba Métis Federation taking province to court over ‘unconstitutional’ moose-hunting ban – CBC News
  14. Ontario NDP demands removal of Indigenous Affairs minister over residential school settlement – CBC News
  15. How the Blueberry ruling in B.C. is a gamechanger for the Site C dam, extractive industries and Indigenous Rights – The Narwhal
  16. A vote for Canada or Indigenous Nationhood? The complexities of First Nations, Métis and Inuit participation in Canadian politics – The Conversation

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous art market helps artists who struggled during pandemic – CBC News
  2. Workshops help Epekwitk Indigenous artisans prepare for upcoming markets – CBC News
  3. Ontario activists urge regional council to invest in local Indigenous community hub – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Eskasoni elders fight to save building planned for demolition – SaltWire Network
  3. Annual initiative to teach people about treaties in Ontario underway – APTN News
  4. ‘It’s part of our culture’: Educating Germans about the Inuit seal harvest – APTN News
  5. Exhibit representing residential school survivors to be digitized at CMHR – APTN News
  6. ‘Unacceptable’: Quebec First Nation frustrated by latest identity fraud allegation – CBC News
  7. Archeology crew hopes to inspire more Mi’kmaw youth to connect with their culture – CBC News
  8. Canadian Medical Association’s first Indigenous president preparing to make change – CBC News
  9. Coalition calling on province to hire hundreds more Indigenous teachers in Winnipeg – CTV News
  10. Free menstrual products coming to on reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister – Turtle Island News
  11. Health scientist Carrie Bourassa on immediate leave after scrutiny of her claim she’s Indigenous – CBC News
  12. Investigate faculty suspected of false Indigenous ancestry claims, group says following Bourassa revelations – CBC News
  13. Manitoba still apprehending First Nations newborns despite ending birth alerts last year: Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs – Turtle Island News
  14. ‘They’re on land that is Indigenous and they probably don’t even know’: Company brings teen on board to mount education campaign – CTV News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Indigenous leaders weigh the benefits of attending COP26 – CBC News
  2. Mining natural resources and the need for consent put InFocus – APTN News
  3. New wind farm generates money and hope for Neqotkuk First Nation – CBC News
  4. Ontario’s most northern First Nation goes green with their first solar project – CBC News
  5. Pacheedaht First Nation on Vancouver Island crafts first dugout canoe in 50 years – CBC News
  6. BCAFN calls out the UN for ignoring Indigenous rights and knowledge – My Prince George Now
  7. Parks Canada, Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative working together on future archeology projects – CBC News
  8. Three Indigenous delegates talk COP26 and what’s missing in Canada’s climate efforts – The Narwhal
  9. 30 days is ‘ludicrous’ timeframe for First Nations to decide on old-growth logging deferral, chiefs say – CBC News
  10. B.C. First Nation chief renews call for ‘super tug’ emergency vessel as debris cleanup continues – Vancouver Island
  11. Wet’suwet’en members prepare for winter, plan to stay until Coastal GasLink work halted permanently – CBC News
  12. Inuit leaders bring unified voice to COP26 from the frontlines of climate change – CBC Listen: Unreserved with Rosanna Deerchild

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

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  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.
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  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.
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    • 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.
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  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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