IndigeNews: Nov. 11 – 17, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“sma’knis”
🗣 (smah-gn-niss)

Meaning: soldier

In the News

  1. First official Indigenous Veterans Day stirs emotions for some – CBC News
  2. Canadian Armed Forces can now wear Indigenous-crafted poppies – CBC News
  3. New digital pilot aims to make it easier to register under the Indian Act – APTN News
  4. Indigenous veterans honoured at Membertou Remembrance Day ceremony – CTV News
  5. Mentorship, advocacy take centre stage at Indigenous women’s networking event – CBC News
  6. How a tight-knit Mi’kmaw community honours its veterans for Remembrance Day – CBC News
  7. Mi’kmaw Grand Council, Sitansisk chief back removal of 2nd-generation cut-off from Indian Act – CBC News
  8. Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past – Winnipeg Free Press

Politics & Law

  1. Bill S-2 and the Fight to Belong: When Identity Meets Bureaucracy – Alberta Native News
  2. Toronto Indigenous centres fear cutbacks and closures after federal budget tabled – CBC News
  3. Mandy Gull-Masty calls Senate’s push to end the second-generation cutoff ‘racism’ – APTN News
  4. Treaty First Nations leaders reject Carney’s inaugural budget as inadequate – Alberta Native News
  5. Organization representing 39 First Nations in Ontario renewed their state of emergency – APTN News
  6. Prime Minister Mark Carney announces six new projects, three impacting Indigenous people – APTN News
  7. Bloodvein First Nation’s hunting checkstop may be ‘1st of many’ without court intervention, lawyer argues – CBC News
  8. Prison watchdog cites lack of action on Indigenous over representation in prison one of reasons for early departure – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Minister promises ‘transformation’ of Jordan’s Principle – Cabin Radio
  2. Canadian reconciliation funds may end in 2026 – Indian Country Today
  3. Gas plant documents confirm Mi’kmaw group’s strong interest, but no deal – CBC News
  4. New nation-building projects list to include mines, LNG, Iqaluit hydro: sources – CBC News
  5. Indigenous Services minister says community shouldn’t worry about zeros in budget – CTV News
  6. Could a rise in Indigenous-led developments move the needle on Canada’s housing shortage? – CBC News
  7. Indigenous Gross Domestic Income increased at faster pace than rest of Canadian economy – Windspeaker
  8. First Nation LP, Newmont, and Orla Announce C$6.6 million Education, Training, and Skills Development Fund for 24 First Nations in Northwestern Ontario – Newswire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. $14M in Indigenous art vanished – Calgary Journal
  2. New book ‘I Am My Name’ educates children on the ‘60s Scoop – APTN News
  3. A sacred pipe returns to Whitecap Dakota First Nation after 135 years – CBC News
  4. Award winning Mi’kmaw author talks about her new children’s book – APTN News
  5. A look at the Indigenous talent of this year’s Yellowknife International Film Festival – APTN News
  6. ‘Our culture is still alive’: Birch bark canoe connects Wabanaki community to the land – CBC News
  7. New connection across northwest Miramichi River named Natoaganeg Crossing Bridge – CBC News
  8. ‘Opportunity to heal’: Recognizing contributions made by Indigenous military members – Global News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Salt marsh on Dorchester Cape to be protected by First Nation – CBC News
  2. ‘Fed up’ Mi’kmaw allies to stand shoulder to shoulder for treaty rights rally Saturday – Saltwire
  3. Hundreds gather at Halifax rally to call for better environmental protection in Nova Scotia – CBC News
  4. Cowichan Tribes calls illegal dumping a ‘generational, systemic’ problem and urges federal action – Chek News
  5. Tsuut’ina reject G7 gesture, blaming Ottawa’s failure to address drinking water issues on reserves – Calgary Herald
  6. Canada affirms Indigenous leadership and global climate action at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) – Government of Canada

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  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.
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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.
  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.

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  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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