A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Jena’si”
(jeh-nah-see)
Meaning: calm down
In the News
- Halifax council to consider designated Mi’kmaw seat – CBC News
- A brief timeline of the First Nations drinking-water crisis – TVO Today
- Mi’kmaw language users can now text with new Apple keyboard – CBC News
- P.E.I. introduces new code of conduct training for municipal leaders – SaltWire
- To sustain hope for Indigenous language revitalization funding must change – Windspeaker
- A conversation on treaty education with the MK, Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw school board – The Coast
- Abegweit chief gives Murray Harbour mayor an eagle feather for being an ally over sign – CBC News
- Allegations of Indigenous identity fraud could affect lawsuit by Native Council of Nova Scotia – APTN News
- Delorme hopes to bridge the gap between government and witnesses for residential school records – Windspeaker
- 12-year-old P.E.I. athlete aims for next North American Indigenous Games, inspired by her brother – SaltWire Network
Politics & Law
- The Impact Assessment Act went too far – CBA/ABC National
- Kanesatake grand chief refuses call to step down – Penticton Herald
- Pronoun bill opponents decry lack of consultation – Meadow Lake Now
- Senate Gives First Nations Gaming Bill a Second Reading – Casino Reports
- Feds ask court to dismiss Nunavut Inuit lawsuit on fishing licences – CBC News
- Wab Kinew officially sworn in as Manitoba’s 1st First Nations premier – CBC News
- Judge to decide fate of $23B First Nations child welfare compensation – CBC News
- B.C. First Nations ask B.C. to review Copper Mountain mine extension – Vancouver Sun
- First Nations leaders bristle at potential use of Schreyer in road name – Penticton Herald
- Louis Riel to receive honorary title as Manitoba’s 1st premier, Wab Kinew promises – CBC News
- First Nations leaders ask for Brandon campground to be expropriated – Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper – Calgary Herald
- Gender, ethnocultural representation strong in Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s 1st cabinet – CBC News
- Consultations continue as 2 First Nations work toward road to Ring of Fire in northern Ontario – CBC News
- NB Update #1: Wolastoqey chiefs dispute govt claims on consultations | &+ news and info – NB Media Co-op
Business, Finance & Economics
- Entrepreneur summit brings attention to industry inequalities, celebrates local innovators – CBC News
Education, Health & Culture
- Membertou youth to learn moose cooking skills – SaltWire
- VIDEO: Mi’kmaw Heritage Month with Jarvis Googoo – Global News
- Read a Poem from Mi’kmaw Poet Rebecca Thomas – Early Bird Books
- Portrait of Chanie Wenjack unveiled at Toronto’s Union Station – Windspeaker
- Provincial health committee hears Mi’kmaw mental health concerns – SaltWire
- Reclaiming Two-Spirit culture: A journey of discovery in Cape Breton – SaltWire
- Indigenous writers experiencing a shift with the publishing industry – Windspeaker
- Newfoundland and Labrador funding Indigenous violence prevention projects – SaltWire
- Alberta to address anti-Indigenous racism in provincial healthcare system – Windspeaker
- ‘Telling their stories’; “The Art of Mi’kmaw Basketry” book explores rich tradition – SaltWire
- Montreal museum brings together unprecedented collection of historical wampum belts – CBC News
- New sports field, Mi’kmaw learning trail and coastline protection coming to Liverpool, N.S. – SaltWire
- ‘It’s not working’: Calls for better mental health support for N.S. First Nations communities – Global News
- Health services aren’t meeting needs of Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaw communities, committee hears – CBC News
Environment, Science & Technology
- First Nations climate strategy rooted in traditions – Penticton Herald
- QUEST program aims to get communities to net-zero quicker – Windspeaker
- Commission of CER recommends approval of Northeast B.C. Connector Project – Energetic City
- Climate change solutions need to keep Indigenous knowledge at centre of approach – Windspeaker
- UBCIC Calls on Canada and the Province to Take First Nations Lead in Northern Spotted Owl Protection – UBCIC
- Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Formally Launches its Transformative National Climate Strategy – Assembly of First Nations
- Kelly’s Mountain: Mi’kmaq want people to stop using a sacred site as a dump site – CBC Information Morning – Cape Breton