IndigeNews: Nov. 7 – 14, 2022

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Mikwite’lmanej”

Meaning: let us remember


In the News

  1. Affordable housing units open in Charlottetown, Abegweit First Nation – CTV News
  2. Mi’kmaw brothers’ military careers continued their family legacy of service – CBC News
  3. AFN national chief says all Canadians should recognize Indigenous veterans – APTN News
  4. P.E.I. signs treaty education MOU with Epekwitk Assembly of Councils – SaltWire Network
  5. Ottawa’s military cemetery introduces Indigenized headstones for veterans – APTN News
  6. Ceremonies marking Indigenous Veterans Day take place across the country – APTN News
  7. Atlantic First Nations Water Authority becomes first Indigenous water utility in Canada – CTV News
  8. Nature Conservancy of Canada to buy island off western P.E.I. and give it to the Mi’kmaq – CBC News
  9. Prince Edward Island and First Nations sign Treaty Education MOUGovernment of Prince Edward Island
  10. Nature Conservancy and Mi’kmaq form partnership to protect ecologically significant island – Windspeaker
  11. National Indigenous Veterans Day honours military sacrifices of Indigenous people in Canada – Pembina Valley

Politics & Law

  1. Indigenous policing program to expand to Nunavut Nunatsiaq News
  2. B.C. Indigenous scholar Margo Greenwood appointed as senator – Global News
  3. Indigenous organizations get standing in Charter case at Supreme Court – Windspeaker
  4. First Nations rights threatened by Sask.’s natural resource plan, leaders say – CBC News
  5. Sask. First Nation intervenes at Supreme Court over Impact Assessment Act – MBC Radio
  6. Sask. First Nations, Opposition call for province to fix duty-to-consult process – CBC News
  7. New Indigenous co-advisor to Canada’s army commander is officer from CFB Shilo – CBC News
  8. Recognizing a generic right to self-government for Aboriginal peoples – Canadian Bar Association
  9. Co-development of new independent centre for special claims to get underway – Penticton Herald
  10. Yukon government kills law that would give First Nations veto over resource projects – APTN News
  11. As Hamilton considers expansion, First Nations experts watch how consultation unfolds – CBC News
  12. Grand Chief backs call for Indigenous representation on proposed RCMP, CBSA watchdog – CBC News
  13. West Coast First Nations, feds reach tentative understanding on vast offshore region – Westerly News
  14. Canada’s support of Line 5 violates Indigenous treaty rights and harms the natural world – Toronto Star
  15. Yukon Liberals spike NDP bill that would have required First Nations’ consent over oil and gas development – CBC News
  16. ‘You will be arrested’: Coastal GasLink security denies Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief access to monitor project construction – The Narwhal
  17. ‘High expectations’ for upcoming National Reconciliation Council, but amendments on governance needed first, say MPs across party lines – Hill Times

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Employment opportunities on the rise for Mi’kmaq youth – SaltWire Network
  2. Mi’kmaw non-profit connects Indigenous youth with jobs of the future – Government of Canada
  3. AFOA Canada launches new certification program aimed at closing the infrastructure gap facing Indigenous communities – Newswire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. What were Indigenous soldiers fighting for? – CBC Radio
  2. Iroquois recognized for role in helping British in War of 1812 – APTN News
  3. Frosty Hollow monument marks ancient Mi’kmaw portage route – CBC News
  4. Indigenous training centre director feels left out in the cold in Alberta – APTN News
  5. Feds raised concerns about Indigenous languages, consultation before Pope visit – Global News
  6. Indigenous leaders demand greater health-care investment from Manitoba – Thompson Citizen
  7. Organization continues search to identify Indigenous veterans in unmarked graves – Nelson Star
  8. The newly-minted Yukon First Nations School Board elected its trustees. Now what?CBC News
  9. Half of young adults support B.C. changing name to reflect Indigenous heritage: poll – CTV News
  10. A ‘daunting task’ to identify Indigenous soldiers who fought in the Battle of Hong Kong – CBC News
  11. Indigenous Dental Association to provide new platform for Indigenous dental health – Penticton Herald
  12. War memorial gets small First Nations community talking about its legacy of military service – CBC News
  13. Reconciliation is a 4-letter word for Indigenous communities still facing oppression: Jody Wilson-Raybould – CBC Radio

Environment, Science, & Technology

  1. Cowessess First Nation’s solar facility near Regina now up and running – Global News
  2. Canada Invests $18.5 Million in Cowessess First Nation Awasis Solar Project – Newswire
  3. Fight against coal mine expansion to be brought to UN climate change conference – CBC News
  4. Deer cull in Dundas Valley area begins as Hamilton, Haudenosaunee leaders renew pact – Insauga
  5. Forestry operations, sport hunting must end to help moose survive in Quebec: Report – APTN News
  6. Feds failed to provide support to First Nations during climate emergencies: Auditor general – APTN News
  7. Atlantic First Nations Water Authority becomes Canadas first Indigenous water utility – Turtle Island News
  8. Fine hiked dramatically for man who ‘wantonly and flagrantly’ poached cedar from First Nation territory – CBC News
  9. As COP27 continues, N.W.T.’s Daniel T’seleie says ‘land back’ to Indigenous people part of climate solution – CBC News
  10. MP Battiste Announces Over $1.3 million to Unlock Clean Geothermal Energy in Nova Scotia, Highlights Clean Investments in Fall Economic Statement – Newswire

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

‘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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