IndigeNews: Oct. 12 – 17, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Kikmaq”
(giggim-maq)

Meaning: Our family

In the News

  1. P.E.I. First Nation to receive 11 hectares of Crown land – CBC News
  2. Canada’s colonial playbook put InFocus in latest episode – APTN News
  3. Construction for daycare building at Abegweit First Nation underway – CBC News
  4. Kensington raises Mi’kmaq flag permanently outside town hall – SaltWire Network
  5. Indigenous women’s rights put forward at the World March of Women – CTV News
  6. For years people in Iqaluit have feared their water, now it’s undrinkable – APTN News
  7. 4 Mi’kmaw bands launch moderate livelihood fisheries with DFO approval – CBC News
  8. Knife found under Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move – CTV News
  9. ‘Today is our remembrance,’ Six Nations veterans hold annual Remembrance Day ceremony – CTV News
  10. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon departs for first international trip, including honour at world’s largest trade book fair – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. Nunavut Inuit sue territorial government over right to education in Inuktut – CBC News
  2. Labrador group says Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami can’t ‘unilaterally’ decide who is Inuit – CTV News
  3. Innu Nation repeatedly blindsided by Muskrat Falls announcements, letters show – CBC News
  4. 2 more N.S. Mi’kmaq communities strike deals with Ottawa to set lobster traps – Global News
  5. After skipping earlier invitations, Trudeau meeting with B.C. First Nation on Monday – CBC News
  6. Chiefs in the N.W.T. await consultation on federal vaccine mandate for air passengers – CBC News
  7. Authorities investigating after adolescent grave found near former Mohawk Institute – APTN News
  8. Métis representation at the federal level unclear as MMF breaks off from national council – CBC News
  9. Wolastoqey Nation ‘disappointed’ that New Brunswick employees told to stop land acknowledgements – APTN News
  10. DFO interim agreement with Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia shows Ottawa’s plan working: minister – APTN News
  11. RCMP says it implemented 22 watchdog recommendations – but status of dozens of complaints still unknown – CBC News
  12. N.B. employees told to stop making Indigenous title acknowledgments, but won’t face repercussions if they do – CBC News
  13. They saw prayers, the court saw contempt: As Indigenous protesters cite their duty to protect the land, will Canada’s judges listen? – Toronto Star

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous-owned enterprises get business boost – Timmins Today
  2. Must-have beauty products from Indigenous-owned brands – CTV News
  3. BIPOC small business owners more optimistic than most about post-pandemic recovery – CTV News
  4. 28 Indigenous-owned businesses receive new Hydro One Business Grant in partnership with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business – NationTalk
  5. CIBC Mellon Establishes Indigenous Asset Servicing Unit to Support Rising Demands from Canadian Indigenous Institutions, Asset Owners and Asset Managers – NationTalk

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. IBM opens school program for Mi’kmaw students in Cape Breton – CBC News
  3. Unlocking the Indigenous toolkit for breaking free from colonialism – APTN News
  4. Indigenous communities across the country taking measures against Delta variant – APTN News
  5. Thanksgiving’s roots in Canada can be found in Indigenous cultures and food, chef says – CBC News
  6. First Nation in northern B.C. launches pilot project to deliver medical supplies by drone – CBC News
  7. Montreal Canadiens fans hear Indigenous territorial acknowledgement before home opener – CTV News
  8. Iqaluit hospital limits surgeries as city water tests show ‘exceedingly high concentrations’ of fuel – CBC News
  9. Rez culture isn’t our culture, says Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie (y̓ilmixʷm ki law na) – APTN News
  10. Youth advocates call on governments to meet ‘equitable standards’ for kids transitioning out of care – APTN News
  11. Search for truth underway at Canada’s two oldest residential schools, what could the probes reveal? – APTN News
  12. How one Sask. university is working with elders to further scientific research on traditional medicinal plants – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. DFO in Nova Scotia punching holes in lobster tails to track them – APTN News
  2. Horse Lake First Nations soon to embark on bio-refinery construction – Windspeaker
  3. Métis-led initiative aims to protect traditional trapping area in northern Sask. – CBC News
  4. Partnership opens doors in science and technology for Indigenous students in Cape Breton – CTV News
  5. Move to stop Coastal Gaslink pipeline continues in B.C. despite injunction, police presence – APTN News
  6. Member of group occupying Brantford, Ont., golf course says he’ll stay ‘as long as the grass grows’ – CBC News
  7. ‘These forests should live long and prosper’: Star Trek captain chides B.C. premier on old-growth forests – CTV News
  8. Heiltsuk leader says community still waiting for environmental justice 5 years after ‘traumatizing’ oil spill – CBC News
  9. McLeod Lake Indian Band reduces cow-calf moose hunt, calls on BC premier for complete halt – Prince George Citizen

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

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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/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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