IndigeNews: Nov. 9 – 15, 2020

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Mikwite’lmanej”

Meaning: Let us remember

In the News

  1. Mohawk-Mi’kmaq Solidarity – The Eastern Door
  2. RCMP on P.E.I. can now swear oaths using eagle feathers – CBC News
  3. Lobster fishing must remain in season, says former fisheries chair – CBC News
  4. Sack publishes payments by Assembly of N.S. Mi’kmaq Chiefs – Journal Pioneer
  5. Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation launches with new permanent board – CBC News
  6. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Nunavut reports its 1st community cases – CBC News
  7. Abegweit cemetery to include memorial for those lost at war, residential schools – CBC News
  8. Clearwater sold for $1 billion, Mi’kmaq First Nations to control half of company – Journal Pioneer
  9. BCAFN regional chief candidate says she wants the national chief held accountable – Turtle Island News
  10. Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Government of Canada
  11. Federal minister raises concerns over one N.S. lobster fishery, Mi’kmaw chief calls them baseless – CBC News
  12. Canada’s Indigenous Veterans – A breakdown of some barriers Indigenous Veterans faced following the World Wars – The Journal
  13. Honouring First Nations’ wartime experiences: Accomplished Nova Scotian Mi’kmaq basket maker remembered – The Chronicle Herald

Politics & Law

  1. Sask. First Nation to vote on $150M compensation package – CTV News
  2. Treaty Implementation: The Crown’s Ongoing Failure – First Peoples Law
  3. Crown seeks $75K fine for illegal First Nation lobster sales at N.S. pound – CBC News
  4. N.W.T. First Nation asking why it can’t access federal housing loan guarantees – CBC News
  5. Canada’s actions around the Mi’kmaq fisheries rest on shaky legal ground – Policy Options
  6. Mi’kmaw First Nation planning ‘hundreds’ of legal suits amid opposition to fishery – CBC News
  7. Rexton shale gas protesters disappointed by aspects of report on 2013 RCMP conduct – CBC News
  8. RCMP only charging 3 non-Indigenous fishers for violence ‘speaks volumes’ says chief – APTN News
  9. RCMP surveillance, searches breached anti-fracking protesters’ rights, watchdog says – Global News
  10. Federal fisheries minister concerned about size of Mi’kmaq fishery in Cape Breton bay – Global News
  11. Tensions remain between MNO and MNC but self-government work moving forward – Turtle Island News
  12. Watchdog has ‘serious concerns’ about RCMP’s response to findings of Elsipogtog investigation – APTN News
  13. Alberta MLA’s private member’s bill on genocide excludes genocide against Indigenous people: NDP – Global News
  14. Regional chiefs call for independent investigation after video shows woman getting punched at RCMP detachment – CBC News
  15. Tragic Day for Children in Care – Province of Manitoba passes legislation denying children’s rights – Southern Chiefs’ Organization
  16. Chiefs call for independent investigation into video showing First Nations woman being knocked out at RCMP detachment – APTN News
  17. RCMP Commissioner Sued by Civil Liberties Group for Preventing Release of Watchdog Report into Police Spying – BC Civil Liberties Association
  18. Maskwacis lawyer says Indigenous training an ‘example’ to follow – All Alberta lawyers will undergo Indigenous Cultural Competency training – Pipestone Flyer

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Nunavik hydro project secures $92-million loan – Nunatsiaq News
  2. Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING) with Riley Kucheran – Alie Ward
  3. Medical flight subsidies for Inuit get boost from federal government – CBC News
  4. 2020 Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto to feature online marketplace – Toronto.com
  5. ‘I like selling to the world’: Siksika First Nation business finds success online – CTV News
  6. First Nations partner with B.C. company in $1B purchase of Clearwater Seafoods – CBC News
  7. Canada pays Nunavut more to run federal Non-Insured Health Benefits program – Nunatsiaq News
  8. McKenzie Meadows phase 2 developer ‘undecided’ about future of remaining 83 acres – APTN News
  9. $61M coming to help Manitoba First Nations fight COVID-19: Indigenous services minister – CBC News
  10. Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation for Northern Ontario Indigenous Communities – NationTalk
  11. 10 B.C. Indigenous groups get federal funding to rebuild their governance structure – The Chilliwack Progress
  12. First Nation boycott of Slave Lake over homeless comments could cost businesses tens of thousands – Turtle Island News
  13. Government of Canada Extends Funding to Increase Indigenous Participation in Oil and Gas Infrastructure Development – Cisio
  14. The Government of Canada and Enoch Cree Nation reach agreement on Yekau Lake Practice Bombing Range – Government of Canada
  15. Canada supports the nation rebuilding efforts of Indigenous groups in Ontario to advance self-determination and reconciliation – Government of Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Bev Jacobs on Indigenous Education & Advocacy – Warrior Life Podcast
  2. Indspire Celebrates National Indigenous Education Month – NationTalk
  3. The history of Indigenous representation in film & television – The Journal
  4. Mi’kmaw schools get smudge kits to help ease COVID-19 stress – CBC News
  5. Breaking barriers: Unreserved marks Indigenous Disability Awareness Month – CBC Radio
  6. Nova Scotia’s Sir. John A. Macdonald High School to change its name for inclusivity – Q107
  7. ’60s Scoop survivor recalls being ‘Today’s Child’ in newspaper on historic day – APTN News
  8. Manitoba First Nations lock down, seek help as COVID-19 threatens communities – CBC News
  9. Edmonton comic book illustrator recruited for Marvel’s Indigenous artist series – Global News
  10. ‘I want my kids to feel safe’: Mi’kmaw father speaks out about racism in Lunenburg – CBC News
  11. ‘Nova Scotia is the deep south of Canada’: A Look at racism from people who live it – APTN News
  12. 3 First Nations youth reflect on their military service and honour Indigenous veterans – CBC News
  13. 98-year-old First Nations warrior Philip Favel honoured by the Canadian War Museum – APTN News
  14. Canada’s Largest Indigenous Health Conference Highlights Youth this December – Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Gwich’in leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Biden protecting Arctic refuge – CBC News
  2. Ottawa to probe contractors hired to fix longest-standing boil water advisory – CBC News
  3. Southern Chiefs testing project aims to improve First Nations water quality – Winnipeg Sun
  4. Indigenous led program helps improve water in Ontario First Nations communities – Turtle Island News
  5. Tsilhqot’in National Government and Shell team up to plant 840,000 trees – The Williams Lake Tribune
  6. Neskantaga evacuees to return home in December but still won’t have access to drinking water – APTN
  7. Laurentian University project addresses climate change in northern Ontario Indigenous communities – CBC News
  8. Eabametoong Chief concerned about hydrocarbon spill after vehicle capsizes in lake near the First Nation – CBC News
  9. This Ontario First Nation has been under a boil water advisory for 25 years. Now Ottawa is investigating – Global News

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

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  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.
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    • 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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  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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