IndigeNews: Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2020

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Weleyi!”
(well-eh-ee)

Meaning: “I am good!”

In the News

  1. Canada tables legislation to align federal laws with UNDRIP – APTN News
  2. Sipekne’katik chief ‘disappointed’ with draft deal for moderate livelihood fishery – Global News
  3. N.B. ‘working group’ not a substitute for inquiry into systemic racism, Tobique chief says – CBC News
  4. Video: Canada moves to harmonize its Indigenous rights with those declared by the UN – Global News
  5. Indigenous Services minister acknowledges Liberals won’t meet promised drinking water target – CBC News
  6. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Government of Canada
  7. Manitoba chiefs not impressed with premier’s warning of exodus to the north to receive COVID-19 vaccine – APTN News
  8. ‘The Crown’s honour is at stake’: Indigenous chief makes appeal to Justin Trudeau as fisheries deal rejected – The Peterborough Examiner

Politics & Law

  1. First Nations push for gaming rights – The Brandon Sun
  2. Three Things the NDP Should Do Right Now on Indigenous Relations – The Tyee
  3. Analysis: Canada’s UNDRIP Bill Holds Promise, but It’s All in the Doing – The Tyee
  4. Digby man charged after allegedly interfering with Indigenous fishery – CTV News
  5. Nihtat Gwich’in Council takes wind turbine case to NWT Supreme Court – Cabin Radio
  6. Sipekne’katik councillor charged with vessel infraction during fishery tensions – CBC News
  7. Indigenous rights advocates ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Liberal UNDRIP legislation – CBC News
  8. Premier seeks to divide province with incendiary comments on vaccine, First Nations: Sinclair – CBC News
  9. Six provinces object, but Liberals still move ahead with UN declaration on Indigenous rights – National Post
  10. New protocol gives northern Indigenous governments more decision making power in legislation – True North FM
  11. Anishinabek Chiefs adopt Geyaabi Waa Ni Zhiwebag, Anishinabek Nation Long-Term Strategic Plan – Anishinabek News
  12. Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief ‘disappointed’ to hear government won’t hit boil water advisory deadline – CBC News
  13. Elispogtog anti-fracking blockade had ‘violent Aboriginal extremists’ according to former RCMP intelligence analyst – APTN News
  14. National Chief Bulletin: Update on Federal Bill to advance implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Assembly of First Nations
  15. No time to wait: FNLC calls on Horgan Government to take immediate steps to implement all recommendations identified in Turpel-Lafond Report on systemic racism in health care – BCAFN

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. New Alberta based business to mentor BIPOC artists – APTN News
  2. Pot shops cropping up across First Nations communities in legal grey zone – CTV News
  3. Facebook Canada provides $500K towards Indigenous-owned business grants – CTV News
  4. Kahnawake woman starts shop for Indigenous-sourced food from near and far – CBC News
  5. Housing plan creates 20-year blueprint to solve issues in Nibinamik First Nation – CBC News
  6. Quebec government announces $18.6M over five years to improve Indigenous policing – Global News
  7. First Nation appeals to province to help cover $6.3M shortfall on $100M geothermal project – CBC News
  8. Indigenous ‘Feast Boxes’ campaign kicks off to support Indigenous businesses and families in need – APTN News
  9. Minister pledges $1.5B to fix ‘unacceptable gap’ in Indigenous infrastructure during pandemic recovery – APTN News
  10. First Nations Finance Authority Reaches Major Milestone Surpassing $1 Billion in Loans to Indigenous Communities – Cision
  11. Indigenous child welfare group says Ottawa’s recent $542M funding announcement a drop in the bucket – Canadian Lawyer
  12. Export of Canadian Hydropower to the United States – First Nations in Québec and Labrador Unite to Oppose Hydro-Québec Project – Nation Talk
  13. Government of the Northwest Territories receives funding from Canada to support pandemic services to protect residents – Government of Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Digital Mi’kmaq offers free laptops to Indigenous e-learners – Cape Breton Post
  2. First Nations need to be prioritized for the coronavirus vaccine: FSIN – Global News
  3. Cree engineering student wins $30K Polytechnique memorial scholarship – APTN News
  4. St. F.X. alumni create bursary to aid Indigenous Canadian students – The Chronicle Herald
  5. First Nations leaders call for probe into gender-based discrimination within AFN – CBC News
  6. Indigenous comedians help public health campaign to protect elders from COVID-19 – CBC News
  7. Former MMIWG chief commissioner says new violence prevention funding misses the mark – CBC News
  8. ‘United team effort’ key to success in overcoming Opaskwayak Cree Nation COVID-19 outbreak: chief – CBC News
  9. The B.C. government apologizes for systemic racism towards Indigenous people in B.C.’s health-care system – Global News
  10. Investigation finds widespread racism and discrimination against Indigenous peoples in B.C. health-care system – CBC News
  11. Indigenous communities need to have ‘both hands on the steering wheel’ when it comes to child welfare: report – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Wet’suwet’en Call on Province to Close Pipeline Work Camps – The Tyee
  2. Pikangikum First Nation gets broadband from SpaceX Starlink – CBC News
  3. Clearwater casting aside eco-certification for offshore lobster fishery – CBC News
  4. Yellowknives Dene demand Ottawa make good on ‘Giant mine monster’ – APTN News
  5. First Nation completes largest solar panel project of its kind in Metro Vancouver – Daily Hive
  6. First Nations try to turn the tide on ‘heartbreaking’ decline in salmon population – CBC Radio
  7. Yukon First Nation monitoring overhunting and climate change with environmental guardians – APTN News
  8. First Nation warned Yukon the ATAC resource road would ‘impair the process of reconciliation’ – The Narwhal
  9. Chief of Gwich’in First Nation in the Yukon hoping President-Elect Biden will reverse gas and oil exploration in Arctic Wildlife Refuge – APTN News

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

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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • 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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  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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