IndigeNews: Nov. 18 – 24, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“ewi’kikey”
🗣 (eh-we-gee-gay)

Meaning: I am writing ✍️ 

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw chiefs say Avon River fish passage concerns being ignored – CBC News
  2. 3 generations of Indigenous women talk about their love of drumming – CBC News
  3. Senators vote to end the second-generation cutoff for ‘status Indians – APTN News
  4. 5 options shortlisted for renaming of community on P.E.I.’s North Shore – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaq chief reunited with missing jacket adorned with honours at Montreal airport – CTV News
  6. Chief asks for help locating missing jacket adorned with honours, family history – North Shore News
  7. Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past – CTV News
  8. ‘I do it for my children and my grandchildren’: Mi’kmaq land defenders and supporters rally to protect Nova Scotia – Halifax Examiner

Politics & Law

  1. 1990s papers show CSIS spied on Indigenous activists – CBC News
  2. N.B.’s move to ‘one project, one review’ faces backlash – Telegraph-Journal
  3. Supporters gather at Hunters Mountain protest in downtown Halifax – The Signal
  4. Province of Manitoba challenges birth alert lawsuit over statute of limitations – APTN News
  5. Legal challenge looming as First Nations fight for BC’s herring stocks – Indigenous Watchdog
  6. Senators amend legislation to make it easier to pass on First Nations status – Canadian Press
  7. Mandy Gull-Masty calls Senate’s push to end the second-generation cutoff ‘racism’ – APTN News
  8. Alberta court hears arguments on whether proposed separation referendum is constitutional – CBC News
  9. Government of Canada announces $1 billion investment to strengthen the North’s trade and transportation infrastructure – Newswire
  10. First Peoples’ Assembly warns proposed youth crime changes risk pushing kids ‘into a lifetime of offending’ – National Indigenous Times

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Norway House rebrands mining operation – Winnipeg Free Press
  2. Friendship Centres Urge Investment in Indigenous Infrastructure – Nation Talk
  3. N.W.T. MLAs call for shift on how territory supports Indigenous hiring – CBC News
  4. $10M deal gives developer control of land from First Nation he advised – CBC News
  5. ‘Major project’ graphite mine will benefit community says Atikamekw chief – APTN News
  6. Canada’s Indigenous contracting program funnels billions to Ottawa-area firms – APTN News
  7. Indigenous programs face $2.3B in cuts, some new money in Carney’s 1st budget – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. NL Indigenous author Judy Falle answers 20 Questions – Saltwire
  2. As permafrost thaws, a generations-old Inuit delicacy faces new risks – CBC News
  3. First Nation in central Alberta expanding services to urban members – Nation Talk
  4. New book delves into ‘unspeakable horrors’ at Curve Lake First Nation – BarrieToday
  5. Archaeologists find ancient canoes used by Indigenous people in Wisconsin – The Guardian
  6. Indigenous health-care programs in Quebec at risk due to funding insecurity, advocates say – CBC News
  7. McMaster and Woodland Cultural Centre work together to uncover clues about ancient Indigenous diets – McMaster University

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Ending tanker ban risks billions, B.C. minister says, as pipeline talks heat up – CBC News
  2. Thunderbird eggs returned to their ‘nest’ at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation – CBC News
  3. Proposed resort threatens critical wildlife corridor in BC, study says – Indigenous Watchdog
  4. Glooscap First Nation has a big appetite for renewable energy projects. Here’s why – CBC News
  5. Drones help First Nations track down cold-water havens for salmon amid warming – Mongabay
  6. The Yukon River is “a living being”: The fight to protect the longest salmon run in the world – Prism
  7. Sagamok-Anishinawbek First Nation man heading up national forestry institute – My Espanola Now
  8. Deer are destroying B.C. island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution – The Narwhal
  9. Ontario First Nation battles Australian-owned company over Ring of Fire mine – Indigenous Watchdog
  10. Federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for emergency management meet over shared priorities – Nation Talk
  11. Alberta wants to release treated oilsands waste into the Athabasca River. Mikisew Cree First Nation says it’s ‘unacceptable’ – The Narwhal

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‘How We Say 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/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.

‘Definition of 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/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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