IndigeNews: Nov. 23 – 29, 2020

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Wli eksitpu’k!”
(well-ee ek-sit-book)

Meaning: “Good morning!”

In the News

  1. P.E.I. MLAs stand up for Mi’kmaq fishing rights – CBC News
  2. More North Sask. First Nations enter lockdowns – Welland Tribune
  3. Moderate livelihood motion gets unanimous support in P.E.I. – Journal Pioneer
  4. Atikamekw Nation ‘shaken’ by Quebec’s rejection of ‘Joyce’s Principle’ – APTN News
  5. Some First Nations seeing uptick in COVID-19 cases despite careful beginning – CBC News
  6. Northern First Nation sees new housing strategy as a way to ‘take back sovereignty’ – CBC Radio
  7. Vancouver Island First Nation calls on B.C. to honour UNDRIP in historic title case – Saanich News
  8. Sipekne’katik First Nation receives fishery MOU from federal government – The Chronicle Herald
  9. What “netukulimk” means and how it applies to the moderate livelihood fishery – Halifax Examiner
  10. PM announces $542M to help Indigenous communities take over child welfare services – APTN News
  11. Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader – Turtle Island News
  12. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Government of Canada
  13. First Nations leaders in human rights, education and economic development join Order of Canada – CBC News
  14. A win for First Nations children as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal expands funding criteria for Jordan’s Principle – The Star

Politics & Law

  1. Beyond the barricades – CBC News
  2. Murray Sinclair to retire from Senate – CBC News
  3. Indigenous land occupants in Caledonia appeal injunction – Global News
  4. When we fight for one treaty, we fight for them all – Briarpatch Magazine
  5. Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta reaches $91M settlement with Canada over land – APTN News
  6. Quebec rejects ‘Joyce’s Principle’ because it calls for recognition of systemic racism – APTN News
  7. 1492 Land Back Lane spokesperson says he’s appealed injunction telling them to leave – APTN News
  8. ‘A band without land’ no more: After 230-year fight, Caldwell First Nation secures reserve – APTN News
  9. First Nations Bill 197 lawsuit advances as Ontario makes empty offers to consult, lawyer says – CBC News
  10. Human rights complaint filed after Indigenous man, girl handcuffed outside Vancouver bank – Global News
  11. RCMP commissioner to review watchdog report on Colten Boushie case on weekend of Dec. 4 – CBC News
  12. B.C. argues Nuchatlaht Nation ‘abandoned’ its territory. Lawyer reminds court ‘land was stolen’ – The Narwhal
  13. First Nation asks Indigenous Services minister to launch investigation into top bureaucrat’s behaviour – CBC News
  14. Businesses and homeowners impacted by Caledonia blockades launch class action against OPP, Crown – APTN News
  15. Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point and Aamjiwnaang First Nations accept land claim offer this fall – Anishinabek News
  16. Burgeo veteran wants answers on status of ‘disenfranchised’ former Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations members – Journal Pioneer
  17. FNLC Marks the One Year Anniversary of the Passage of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and Calls for Substantive Action – UBCIC

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Clock ticking for First Nation geothermal project – Business in Vancouver
  2. Cree designer signs deal with American streetwear chain Zumiez – CBC News
  3. Canada sends $19M to Nunavut for emergency pandemic response – CBC News
  4. N.B. Group Launches Online Marketplace for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs – Huddle
  5. Northern First Nation sees new housing strategy as a way to ‘take back sovereignty’ – CBC Radio
  6. RBC embraces reconciliation initiative making course mandatory for employees – Anishinabek News
  7. Reclaiming our style – Indigenous designers celebrate sustainable and decolonized fashion – APTN News
  8. Indigenous Homes Innovation Initiative celebrates its first two projects moving toward construction – Government of Canada
  9. New $2.4-million program aims to connect Indigenous and rural youth to opportunities in Canada’s ocean industries – Journal Pioneer

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Listuguj students march into N.B. to protest barrier to school – CBC News
  2. Indigenous Land-Based STEM Education – The Classroom of the Future – Cision
  3. Manitoba Metis Federation distributing money for education to students – APTN News
  4. James Smith Cree Nation opens unique medical imaging clinic in Saskatoon – APTN News
  5. Indigenous playwright from Calgary wins national theatre award worth $100,000 – CBC News
  6. Eagle Lake FN moves to establish child welfare agency as hunger strike continues – CBC News
  7. Sasakamoose remembered as pioneer who paved the way for Indigenous hockey players – CBC News
  8. Indigenous cultural educators say the invitation to ‘walk in our moccasins’ is open to anyone – CBC News
  9. Residential school healing fund set to end as First Nations leaders say demand for services growing – CBC News
  10. Two-eyed learning clears perspectives between Indigenous and Western knowledge – McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences
  11. A toolkit ‘Knowing your rights’ works to combat forced sterilization of Indigenous women and systemic racism in healthcare – The Star
  12. Rideau Hall Foundation partners with Indspire’s Teach for Tomorrow: Indigenous Educator Apprenticeship Program – Anishinabek News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations fights to save the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Digital Journal
  2. ‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river – The Narwhal
  3. The fight by First Nations to save an Arctic refuge from drilling is running out of time – CBC Radio
  4. Sipekne’katik First Nation suspends lobster fishery after endangered whales spotted – Global News
  5. Why is the world so beautiful? An Indigenous botanist on the spirit of life in everything – CBC Radio
  6. Bison study using Saskatoon synchrotron aims to encourage more Indigenous scientists – Global News
  7. Indigenous construction students complete energy efficient shed at Westbank First Nation – iNFO News
  8. Amid dwindling moose population, First Nations continue to defend park from Quebec hunters – CTV News
  9. Water crisis in First Nations communities runs deeper than long-term drinking water advisories – The Conversation

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

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  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.
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  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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  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.

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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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  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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