IndigeNews: Oct. 18 – 24, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Mniku”
(mini-goo)

Meaning: Island

In the News

  1. Alton Gas project cancelled after years of opposition – CBC News
  2. Parliament Hill memorial to residential school children taken down – CBC News
  3. Trudeau called out for ‘words and broken promises’ by Secwépemc mom – APTN News
  4. APTN News sits down with Governor General Mary May Simon in Germany – APTN News
  5. New Peggys Cove viewing platform opens with Mi’kmaw smudging ceremony – CBC News
  6. Truth and reconciliation centre says it’s still waiting for residential school records – CBC News
  7. Search for Lennox Island, P.E.I. man missing for two months extends to Nova Scotia – SaltWire Network
  8. Search of former Mohawk Institute Residential School grounds expected to take over a year – CBC News
  9. Moderate livelihood deal lauded as route to peace on the water in N.S. communities – SaltWire Network
  10. Atlantic mayors told more education needed on reconciliation with Indigenous community – SaltWire Network
  11. Mary May Simon promises ‘positive’ workplace at Rideau Hall in 1st interview as Governor General – CBC News
  12. First Nations title acknowledgements could be used as evidence in N.B. land claim case, say experts – CBC News

Politics & Law

  1. Sask. NDP wants auction of Crown parcels cancelled – CTV News
  2. How Dal’s Naiomi Metallic has turned law into a tool for Reconciliation – Dal News
  3. Huu-ay-aht First Nations seeks leave to intervene in Fairy Creek appeal – CBC News
  4. Governor General Mary May Simon reflects on state visit to Germany – APTN News
  5. National chief wants United Nations intervention at Tk’emlúps – Kamloops This Week
  6. Nunavut Inuit sue territorial government over right to education in Inuktut – CBC News
  7. National chief looks to put internal strife behind, make AFN ‘relevant’ again – APTN News
  8. Justice Canada study finds own criminal courts stacked against Indigenous accused – APTN News
  9. N.B. chiefs call on commissioner to denounce gag order on land acknowledgments – Global News
  10. Tk’emlúps leaders’ letter sets steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation – Empire Advance
  11. Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ‘repulsed’ by politicization of Habs’ land acknowledgment – CBC News
  12. Grand chief in B.C. says Trudeau should ‘resign’ over residential school records comment – APTN News
  13. Qalipu First Nation members vote in record numbers, re-electing Brendan Mitchell as chief – CBC News
  14. How a big win for a First Nation in B.C. could bring change for resource development in Canada – CBC News
  15. Tk’emlups te Secwepemc issues steps in open letter for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation – APTN News
  16. First Nations decry impact on their languages as public talks begin on Quebec bill to protect French – Capital Current
  17. Arctic exploration, reconciliation on the agenda as Governor General Mary May Simon starts state visit to Germany – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Eskasoni Tim Hortons location to open in December – SaltWire Network
  2. Inuvik artist’s earrings featured on Canadian fashion retailer’s website – CBC News
  3. Indigenous business owners share their secrets and put entrepreneurship InFocus – APTN News
  4. First Nations seeking new economic partnerships with Quebec companies, investors – Montreal Gazette

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Indigenous Chef Stéphane Levac shares a favourite recipe – CBC News
  2. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  3. Feds sending more help to N.W.T. to deal with COVID-19 surge – APTN News
  4. Hear how the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax is growing – CBC News
  5. Métis chef excited to be part of Canada’s largest food and film festival – CBC News
  6. Interviewing the Governor General in my language felt like reconciliation – CBC News
  7. What’s wrong with land acknowledgments, and how to make them better – CBC News
  8. Collaboration between winery, First Nation celebrates food, wine and tradition – CBC News
  9. Gitxsan community stops B.C. social workers from taking child back into ‘care’ – APTN News
  10. Anishinaabe U of M student building portable device to detect breast cancer earlier – CBC News
  11. Eskasoni’s annual Mi’kmaq Run for the Cure carries on in memory of its founder – SaltWire Network
  12. Paqtnkek Education Centre opens to students: Truth and Reconciliation through education – Toronto Star
  13. Racial slurs, taunts hurled at Cape Breton Indigenous hockey players during game in Antigonish – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Fort Folly First Nation makes big switch to solar energy – CBC News
  2. Canadian army ready to aid with Iqaluit’s water problems – APTN News
  3. B.C. begins forest management overhaul to increase Indigenous participation – Castlegar News
  4. Saik’uz First Nation in B.C. says no more logging unless companies have its consent – APTN News
  5. Parks Canada seeks input on Cape Breton Highlands National Park management plan – SaltWire Network
  6. Hotly contested Alton Gas cavern project in Nova Scotia scrapped by Calgary based AltaGas – APTN News
  7. McLeod Lake Indian Band urges B.C. premier to halt planned cow-calf moose hunt in their territory – APTN News
  8. Mi’kmaq moose survey station set up in Cape Breton to get clearer picture of population and its habitat – SaltWire Network
  9. Mi’kmaq Elder becomes NSCC Strait Area Campus School of Environment and Technology Advisor – The Port Hawkesbury Reporter

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

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    • L’nuey blanket
    • L’nuey Toque
    • $200 grocery gift card
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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.
  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.
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  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.

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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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  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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