IndigeNews: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“lentukuey”
🗣 (len-dook-oo-wey)

Meaning: deer meat 🦌 

In the News

  1. 3 generations of Indigenous women talk about their drumming journeys – CBC News
  2. Federal Indigenous Art Collection has over 100 artworks ‘not accounted for’ – CBC News
  3. Mi’kmaw community in Quebec wants to intervene in New Brunswick title claim – CBC News
  4. Celebrated author Thomas King expects ‘firestorm’ as he reveals he’s not Indigenous – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaq lawyer Pam Palmater on the necessity of ending the second-generation cutoff – APTN NewsSome commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. Government memo says otherwise– CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Cape Breton MP wants answers on Jordan’s Principle backlog – Saltwire
  2. N.B.’s move to ‘one project, one review’ faces backlash – Telrgraph-Journal
  3. Judge denies use of Akaitcho agreement in treaty rights case – Cabin Radio
  4. ‘The answer is still no’: B.C. chiefs react to new pipeline agreement – CBC News
  5. Treaty 8 First Nations call for suspension of Water Amendment Act – Everything GP
  6. Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban – APTN News
  7. Cumberland House lawsuit over Nipawin dams ends at Supreme Court – Northeast Now
  8. If you’re angry about the Cowichan decision, lay the blame where it belongs – The Narwhal
  9. Treaty 6 Nations ‘disappointed’ in lack of consultation on Ottawa and Alberta MOU – APTN News
  10. ‘We are rights holders’: First Nations chiefs push back on Quebec’s draft constitution – CBC News
  11. Pipeline deal could trigger race to the bottom on Canada’s climate policy: advocates – APTN News
  12. Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs hears about lack of First Nations policing – APTN News
  13. Two key North Coast B.C. leaders meet with Alberta premier ahead of federal pipeline MOU – CBC News
  14. Alberta court hears arguments on whether proposed separation referendum is constitutional – CBC News
  15. ‘The answer is no and always will be’: UBCIC responds to MOU between Canada and Alberta – APTN News
  16. Mamakwa: It’s an excuse to use tariffs, to use nationalism, to bulldoze through those treaty rights’ – iPolitics
  17. Wabanaki leaders reflect on gains as Legislature poised to revisit sovereignty proposals – Maine Morning Star

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Advocates worried about the long-term future of Jordan’s Principle – CBC News
  2. Why Alberta and B.C. are so divided over potential new oil pipeline – CBC News
  3. Plan to Launch $6 Billion in New Funds for Canada’s Trade Infrastructure – Railly News
  4. First Nation looks to develop ‘wealth fund’ for major projects investments – North Shore News
  5. Glooscap First Nation has a big appetite for renewable energy projects. Here’s why – CBC News
  6. Court orders feds to share financial documents with Frog Lake First Nation citizen – Global News
  7. First Nation groups in northwestern Ontario say federal budget cuts threaten programs – CBC NewsEverWind Receives Environmental Assessment Approval for the Setapuktuk Wind Project– Nation Talk

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous joy, the backbone of colonial resistance – The Varsity
  2. Nearly 1,000 people experiencing sheltered homelessness in Halifax: report – CTV News
  3. Assembly of First Nations have concerns over Alberta’s use of anti-trans limitations – APTN News
  4. Basketball and Haida culture woven with battle for Indigenous sovereignty in new documentary – CBC News
  5. After decades of championing Indigenous voices, Doug Cuthand steps away from StarPhoenix column – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. syilx children vow to ‘save the world,’ one sapling at a time – The Narwhal
  2. As permafrost thaws, a generations-old Inuit delicacy faces new risks – CBC News
  3. Carney Government Reaches New Low on First Nation Safe Drinking Water – Nation Talk
  4. Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks – PBS
  5. Carney-Smith deal will bring carbon capture to Cold Lake. They don’t want it – MBC Radio
  6. First Nations and experts warn of catastrophic risk in lifting B.C. oil tanker ban – CBC News
  7. Legal challenge looming as First Nations fight for BC’s herring stocks – Indigenous Watchdog
  8. Nunavik hunters asked to delay beluga harvest as population estimate hits record low – CBC News
  9. Report calls on N.S. to apologize to Mi’kmaw, Black communities for environmental racism – CBC News
  10. Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop mining near drinking water source – The Narwhal
  11. Amid climate impacts in B.C., leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’ – 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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