IndigeNews: Nov. 7 – 13, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Wel-lukwen!”
(well-loog-wen)

Meaning: You’re doing a great job!

In the News

  1. Indigenous Veterans Day marked at ceremonies across the country – APTN News
  2. First Nations leaders break ground on country’s largest urban reserve – Winnipeg Sun
  3. Residential school records released day before archbishop testifies at Senate – CTV News
  4. Mi’kmaw sisters honoured by their P.E.I. town for service in Second World War – CBC News
  5. Feds, lawyers in First Nations child-welfare case reach $55M deal over legal fees – CityNews
  6. Nova Scotia Power forced to redesign stalled hydro dam repair projects — again – CBC News
  7. Mi’kmaq sisters’ wartime service honoured at Veterans Memorial Green in Stratford – SaltWire
  8. Honouring their bravery and dedication: Indigenous veterans have their special day – CBC News
  9. ‘Not holding anything back’ on residential school records, archbishop tells Senate – Toronto Star

Politics & Law

  1. Founder of Métis of Ontario says self government law should pass – APTN News
  2. Inuk MP urges Métis, First Nations to stand in solidarity over Bill C-53 – Windspeaker
  3. Sherri-Lyn Hill becomes newly elected chief for Six Nations of the Grand River – CBC News
  4. Bill to recognize certain Métis governments, ‘not controversial’ says MN-S president – APTN News
  5. Manitoba Métis leaders warn MPs against legislation recognizing Métis Nation of Ontario – CBC News
  6. Congress of Aboriginal Peoples accuses Inuit leader of lateral violence against Labrador group – CBC News
  7. 2 years after promised review of discrimination complaints, CIRNAC, ISC won’t say if it’s done – APTN News
  8. Feds say Indigenous staff have no right to sue over alleged racism, toxicity at oil and gas agency – CBC News
  9. Cows and plows: Manitoba First Nation will get $205M windfall if community supports settlement – CBC News
  10. Supreme Court of Canada hears Ontario’s appeal of landmark Robinson Huron treaty annuities case – CBC News
  11. Senate Committee provides little pushback on Catholic representatives over residential school documents – Windspeaker
  12. Dakota Tipi First Nation sues federal government for $475M, alleges Manitoba air base built on unceded land – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Alberta energy company worried about renewables ban – Windspeaker
  2. Anishinabek debuts economic opportunities forum in the Sault – Penticton Herald
  3. How one company plans to bridge gaps and celebrate Indigenous culture – APTN News
  4. NTI vice-president says international trade bans on seal products impacts communities – APTN News
  5. Gas bar slated to become first business at Naawi-Oodena, 2 decades after Kapyong Barracks closure – CBC News
  6. Plans for Naawi-Oodena, major redevelopment of former Kapyong barracks, winding through Winnipeg city hall – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. IN PHOTOS: Glooscap First Nation Mawio’mi mesmerizes guests – SaltWire
  2. New book highlights Mi’kmaq basket weaving in stunning photos – CTV News
  3. National conference on ending homelessness gathers in Halifax – APTN News
  4. Artist Kent Monkman gives his gender-fluid alter ego an origin story – CBC Listen
  5. Mental health app for Canadian veterans named after Sask. mass stabbing victim – National Post
  6. ‘‘It’s a very special place’: Debert Mi’kmawey Interpretive Trail reopens after Fiona repairs – SaltWire
  7. A conversation on treaty education with the MK, Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw school board – Penticton Herald
  8. Indigenous language advocates ask if universities are doing enough for language revitalization – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Sinixt want a say in Columbia River Treaty renegotiations – CBC News
  2. Keeping the right to hunt in the treaties | Truth & Politics – APTN News
  3. Environmentalists push back against Suncor’s plan to expand tarsands – APTN News
  4. B.C. Indigenous leaders lobby for transition from open-net salmon farms – CBC News
  5. First Nations from B.C. in Ottawa to lobby feds to close fish farms on west coast – APTN News
  6. ‘We can’t be on the ice safely’: Inuit hunters say climate change is changing their lives – APTN News

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

© L’nuey 2024. All Rights Reserved.

‘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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