IndigeNews: Nov. 21 – 28, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Wi’katikn”
(wee-gahdign)

Meaning: Book 📕

In the News

  1. Louis Riel is about to be declared the first premier of Manitoba – APTN News
  2. Indigenous economy surging toward $100B, Indigenous leaders say – CBC News
  3. Mi’kmaq fishers say feds aren’t listening to their concerns about safety – APTN News
  4. Indigenous rights collide with $35B Western Canada pipeline expansion – Global News
  5. Deck modification led to fatal capsizing of First Nation fishing vessel: TSB report – City News
  6. DFO, four Mi’kmaw nations renew interim agreement to harvest lobster | APTN News – Youtube
  7. N.S. First Nations to exercise right to moderate livelihood during upcoming lobster season – CBC News
  8. DFO, First Nations at odds over treaty fishery as lobster season about to open in Southwest Nova – SaltWire
  9. Moderate livelihood understanding renewed before Southwest Nova Scotia lobster season opens – SaltWire

Politics & Law

  1. TFN and TAA begin legal action over Pond Lake cabin – Penticton Herald
  2. Chiefs say they need more traps after DFO agreement announced – APTN News
  3. First Nations in northeastern Ontario and their $10-billion dilemma – Sudbury Star
  4. New federal water legislation aims to do better on Indigenous rights – APTN News
  5. Nunatsiavut government withdraws from Furey’s Indigenous roundtable – CBC News
  6. Poor Inuit housing ‘direct result of colonialism’: federal housing advocate – APTN News
  7. 2 Manitoba cabinet ministers honoured as history makers for First Nations women – CBC News
  8. Moe signs memorandums of understanding to strengthen gun rights for Sask. Métis – CBC News
  9. Province reverses policy withholding ‘specific claims’ from First Nations people – Northeast Now
  10. First Nations remain committed to protecting their Inherent and Treaty Rights – Anishinabek News
  11. Treaty 8 chiefs suing Alberta, Canada over stolen children’s special allowance benefit – APTN News
  12. Proposed lawsuit alleges Alberta government wrongfully kept money meant for kids in care – CBC News
  13. Statement – Canada launches an Indigenous Advisory Process on broader reform of the Indian Act – Newswire
  14. Court hears Yukon government appeal over quashing of exploration project in Beaver River watershed – CBC News
  15. Sask. First Nations call on province, feds to rescind policy that withholds income assistance for recipients – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous tourism businesses to receive new federal funding – Windspeaker
  2. Proposed utility corridor revealed at Indigenous economic conference – Windspeaker
  3. Indigenous loan guarantee applauded by major projects coalition – Business in Vancouver
  4. First Nation leader provides Mi’kmaw worldview of economic reconciliation – Windspeaker
  5. Indigenous organization ‘disappointed’ with feds’ announcement on affordable housing – APTN News
  6. Panel on capitalization of the Indigenous economy encourages taking time to get it right – Windspeaker
  7. Assembly of First Nations Responds to Federal Government’s Fall Economic Statement – Assembly of First Nations
  8. Bayside Development Corporation named as one of the “Top 10 To Watch” Indigenous Businesses in Canada – 989 XFM

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Learn to make a healthy meal with Indigenous ingredients – CBC Radio
  2. Global Ozempic shortage affects First Nations communities – CBC News
  3. Mi’kmaw students at NSCC Strait Area Campus make ribbon skirts – SaltWire
  4. ‘Kiknu’ long-term care facility aims to redefine Elder care in Eskasoni – SaltWire
  5. Wolastoqey first, English second: Kehkimin launches new curriculum – CBC News
  6. Vancouver Island First Nation votes to reclaim authority over child and family services – CTV News
  7. Naming streets and buildings with Indigenous languages an act of reconciliation: activists – CBC News
  8. Remembering the Mi’kmaq: A Gambo teacher and her class explore the history of a cemetery – CBC News
  9. Buffy Sainte-Marie pushes back against CBC investigation contradicting claims to Indigenous ancestry – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Alberta Energy Regulator needs to do its job, says First Nations chief – APTN News
  2. Hunters in Nunavut encouraged to report any ‘abnormalities’ in caribou meat – APTN News
  3. Divers swimming with salmon in remote B.C. streams to enhance conservation – Clearwater Times
  4. Third Imperial Oil infraction raises Indigenous communities’ environmental alarm bells – APTN News
  5. First Nation in Yukon says its ‘disheartening’ that territory appealed ruling on Beaver River Watershed – APTN News
  6. ‘We’re facing extinction as a people in our territory’: Indigenous leaders from Bay St. George South and Port au Port Peninsula say wind energy project is needed – SaltWire

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

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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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