IndigeNews: Oct. 15 – 20, 2025

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw words of the week are…

“milamu’ksit nipi’k”
🗣 (mill-ah-moog-sit-nee-beeg)

Meaning: leaves are different colors 🍂🍁

In the News

  1. DeeDee Austin coming to River Run Centre – Guelph Today
  2. AFN national chief renews calls for justice reforms – Global News
  3. Unauthorized digs prompt warning from historic site on N.B.-N.S. border – CBC News
  4. Investigation into Indigenous burial site in Riverdale set to move forward – CBC News
  5. ‘I don’t drink’: Mi’kmaw Elder tasered by RCMP officers during traffic stop – APTN News
  6. Island Lecture Series features archaeologist Dr. Helen Kristmanson on October 21 – UPEI
  7. Sentencing of land defenders sends ‘chilling message’ about Indigenous rights – Amnesty
  8. Federal Government Invests in Resilience for Atlantic Shellfish Industry – Government of Canada
  9. Proposed status legislation an ambitious attempt to right Indian Act’s historical wrongs – Winnipeg Free Press
  10. Canadian Tire will start selling iconic Hudson’s Bay blankets, donating proceeds to Indigenous fund – CBC News
  11. NAIG Council Announces New Timeline and Bid Process for 2028 North American Indigenous Games – Alberta Native News

Politics & Law

  1. New program offers alternative to jail time for Indigenous offenders – CBC News
  2. 50 Years of Canada’s First Modern Treaty: The James Bay Agreement – The Walrus
  3. Amnesty International to attend Wet’suwet’en blockade sentencing hearings – CBC News
  4. Kanehsatà:ke loses $2-million dispute in Supreme Court after legal battle with Quebec lawyer – CBC News
  5. Around 30 Atikamekw women come forward in Quebec class action alleging forced sterilizations – CBC News
  6. MP Battiste tables motion to study amending Indian Act, wants to see more Indigenous leadership – APTN News
  7. Indigenous leaders ‘not allowed’ to fully partake in ministers’ meeting on public safety, says national chief – CBC News
  8. Cape Breton MP Battiste tables motion to study amending Indian Act, wants to see more Indigenous leadership – Saltwire
  9. Governments of Canada and Manitoba sign a bilateral agreement on minority-language education and second-language instruction – Saltwire

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous businesses say they’re seeing rising support amid U.S. tariffs – CBC News
  2. Auditor general to issue report on spending by Indigenous Services Canada – APTN News
  3. These Wabanaki entrepreneurs hold traditional teachings close in their work – CBC News
  4. ‘They’re setting us up to fail:’ Did the changes to Jordan’s Principle go too far? – APTN News
  5. Opaskwayak Cree Nation chafes at delay of funding for unique drug rehab facility – CBC News
  6. Industry must provide opportunities if they want to work on First Nations’ territory  – Wind Speaker
  7. First Nations educators worry ‘ominous’ funding letter will further impact classroom quality – CBC News
  8. TRU secures $200,000 to support Indigenous students in work-integrated learning – Education News Canada

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Why It’s Still a Good Day to Be Indigenous – Native News Online
  2. Original artist tells story of Nova Scotia’s ‘eyeball rocks’ – CBC News
  3. Aroostook County basket maker is keeping Mi’kmaq art alive – Bangor Dailey News
  4. Indigenous villages in Alaska face ‘absolute devastation’ after Typhoon Halong – CBC News
  5. Mi’kmaw among Cape Breton volunteers honoured at provincial ceremony – Penticton Herald
  6. One of North America’s largest pow wows changes locations to become more accessible – APTN News
  7. Tethered Spirits explores Mi’kmaw and settler histories through story of memory & belonging – The Laker

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Oysters under threat – CBC News
  2. ‘Everybody is a fighter in Grassy’ – Aljazeera
  3. Nature Conservancy of Canada makes biggest purchase in P.E.I. – Saltwire
  4. Guysborough wind project enters environmental review phase – Penticton Herald
  5. First Nations have moral authority for nature, Membertou convention hears – Saltwire
  6. ‘It’s not even close to equitable’: B.C. First Nations push to reshape forestry – The Narwhal
  7. Appeal of Ontario nuclear waste site ruling will test the limits of First Nations consent – The Narwhal
  8. Much ado about moose: Manitoba’s hunting rift could help reconciliation or sow division – CBC News

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  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
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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 March 12, 2024.
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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.
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  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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  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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  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
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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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