IndigeNews: Nov. 12 – 18, 2024

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Mesie’waq”
🗣 (meh-see-ehh-wahg)

Meaning: it’s misty 🌧

In the News

  1. ‘Part of my legacy’: Alan Syliboy wins Portia White Prize – Saltwire
  2. Tele-rehab taking off in First Nation communities via robot – CBC News
  3. First Nations quarterback wins prestigious football award – Windspeaker
  4. New survey finds Indigenous tourism on the rise in Canada – Travel Press
  5. ‘Tree of Hope’ honours missing/murdered Indigenous women – CTV News
  6. Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre announces capital campaign – Saltwire
  7. Artist from Aamjiwnaang First Nation awarded Sobey Art Prize, $100K – APTN News
  8. Vancouver’s Grey Cup festivities see their first-ever Indigenous marketplace – CBC News
  9. Argentina refuses to back UN draft resolution on indigenous rights – Buenos Aires Times
  10. Yale to return human remains, artifacts linked to Wabanaki Nations – Portland Press Herald
  11. Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims – Global News
  12. Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity ‘complicated’ as members questioned – CTV News
  13. National chief says ICC should probe disappearances of children from residential schools – CBC News
  14. Introducing the 2025 Calgary Stampede First Nations Princess – Pacey Strangling Wolf! – Calgary Stampede
  15. Outcry continues after Manitoba First Nation man allegedly has wrong leg amputated at Winnipeg hospital – City News
  16. Indigenous youth leaders urge Canada to prioritize health, education and cultural representation – Alberta Native News
  17. Ministers of Northern Affairs, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Indigenous Services commemorate Louis Riel Day – Government of Canada

Politics & Law

  1. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: Inside Wagmatcook’s Gladue court – Saltwire
  2. Irving-owned company settles in Wolastoqey title claim suit – CBC News
  3. RCMP to rollout body-worn cameras Canada-wide next week – APTN News
  4. Ottawa to compensate Inuit in Nunavik for mass sled dog slaughter – CBC News
  5. Terry Paul ‘proud, honoured’ to celebrate 40 years as chief of Membertou – Saltwire
  6. Ex-official speaks out about alleged racism at Indian Oil and Gas Canada – CBC News
  7. Canadian indigenous groups seek deals with China despite security fears – Financial Times
  8. BC First Nations Justice Council Receives Funding from Public Safety Canada – GlobeNewsWire
  9. ‘It’s just shocking’: Liberal cabinet minister’s shifting Indigenous identity scorned – National Post
  10. Class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Canadian Indigenous group homes – Okotoks Online
  11. First Nation Elder says Burns Lake RCMP owe her an apology for putting her in handcuffs, ticket – APTN News
  12. RCMP expands southern presence with satellite office on Fort McMurray 468 First Nation – Fort McMurray Today
  13. First Nation’s moose hunting case to make ‘new case law’ in Manitoba, lawyers say as hearings conclude – CTV News
  14. With centuries of inequities to fix, Indigenous leaders take on monumental tasks with limited resources – News Watch
  15. Leaders of First Nations Health Governance Structure call for action in response to racist remarks – First Nations Health Authority
  16. Assembly of First Nations (AFN) 2SLGBTQQIA+ Council Opposes Alberta’s Proposed Anti-Transgender Legislation – Assembly of First Nations

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous Reconciliation and Inclusion in the Workplace – Catalyst
  2. New Indigenous-owned mining royalty company a first in Canada  – City News
  3. Bedford residents rally against possible development near centuries-old petroglyphs – Saltwire
  4. Justice long overdue for missing, murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people – CUPE
  5. Canada Post strike could be a blow to Indigenous businesses shipping to remote communities – CBC News
  6. Planting the Seeds of the Future: A Conversation with Indigenous Thought Leader Bob Joseph – Government of Canada
  7. Lessons from Indigenous equity deals in the oil and gas sector: Justin Bourque and Heather Exner-Pirot – MacDonald Laurier

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Celebrating Indigenous creativity – The Link
  2. Neptune’s Winter Moons imagines harsh Mi’kma’ki winter – Saltwire
  3. Boréal unveils gathering place for Indigenous students – Sudbury News
  4. After a concussion, Wolf Castle got a wake-up call that led to his new album – CBC News
  5. The Forgotten Warriors/Awan’ta’sualte’wk Sma’knisk: Film and Panel Discussion – Gazette
  6. Manitoba First Nation health care scholarship aims to ‘make the difference – Global News
  7. Swiss museum exhibit features 1820s Métis saddle alongside modern beaded items – CBC News
  8. ‘Water to my neck’: Sask. woman called a hero after saving boy who fell through ice  – CBC News
  9. Manitoba study shows Indigenous seniors struggling to find safe, affordable housing – APTN News
  10. Student-designed medicine wheel art installation unveiled at Cambrian College – Education News Canada
  11. These partridges are in soup (not a pear tree) — thanks to some Labrador high school students – CBC News
  12. Teaching First Nations children living off-reserve about Indigenous culture linked to better well-being – McMaster University
  13. Further revelations about Non-Insured Health Benefits mental health program illustrate need for systemic change – Nation Talk

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Dance performance uses plastic waste to send green message – The Signal
  2. Project to put art on the moon seeks Indigenous music recordings – Art Newspaper
  3. A natural helper: Katie Lameman, Mi’kmaw Indigenous Patient Navigator – NS Health
  4. First Nations leaders head to COP29 climate change conference in Azerbaijan – APTN News
  5. Kluane National Park and Reserve Management Plan Tabled in Parliament – Government of Canada
  6. Alberta Treaty Chiefs slam feds after Ottawa denies legal duty to provide safe drinking water – CTV News
  7. Massive $375M Indigenous-led conservation partnership set to be signed in Behchokǫ̀ – Voice of Denendeh
  8. ‘Pretty disappointed’: First Nation leaders react to Parks Canada’s pause of Sidney Island deer cull – Chek News
  9. Simply Blue Group and Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs sign MoU for responsible development of SAF project – Biofuels International
  10. Canada announces funding for Indigenous-led climate projects and partnerships between Latin America and Canada – Government of Canada

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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  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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  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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  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
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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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  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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