IndigeNews: Oct. 24 – 29, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Tali kiskik?”
(dahl-ee gis-gig)

Meaning: How’s the weather?

In the News

  1. Buffy Sainte-Marie speaks out regarding questions of Cree ancestry – APTN News
  2. Manitoba premier resets relationship with families at Winnipeg ceremony – APTN News
  3. Mi’kmaw athlete to compete for Team Canada at Parapan Am Games in Chile – CBC News
  4. Nearly 25 years after the Marshall decision, Mi’kmaw fishers are still fighting for rights – IndigiNews
  5. First Nations professors say Sainte-Marie story raises valid questions about artist’s Indigeneity – APTN News
  6. Senate Committee shocked by difficulties faced gathering residential school records from Catholic Church – Windspeaker
  7. Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claim to Indigenous ancestry contradicted by family membersand birth certificate – CBC News: The Fifth Estate

Politics & Law

  1. Why Are Indigenous Fisheries Still Drawing Anger and Violence? – The Tyee
  2. Revitalizing Indigenous law will better communities: prof – Penticton Herald
  3. Federal Court approves $23B First Nations child-welfare settlement – APTN News
  4. Gitxaala First Nation seeks B.C. court ruling that DRIPA has legal force – Coast Reporter
  5. Leaders, family members meet with Manitoba premier on landfill search – APTN News
  6. What are the big issues heading into the election for AFN national chief? – APTN News
  7. North Coast First Nation appeals Supreme Court decision on mining permits – Nelson Star
  8. Métis leaders urge MPs to ignore the critics, pass self-government bill quickly – CBC News
  9. Controversial proposed piece of legislation studied at a Parliamentary committee – APTN News
  10. Sheila North announces candidacy for national chief of Assembly of First Nations – APTN News
  11. Métis presidents urge standing committee to pass Bill C-53 without amendments – Windspeaker
  12. First Nation chief encouraged by step toward designated Mi’kmaq Halifax council seat – CTV News
  13. Nova Scotia Health denies negligence in case of Mi’kmaw woman who died in custody – CBC News
  14. Make a decision on the MNO’s historic communities, judge tells Métis National Council – Windspeaker
  15. AFN chief warns lawyers may ‘take advantage’ of child-welfare settlement recipients – The Globe and Mail

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. McLeod Lake Indian Band signs with province, regulatory agency to lead $7B clean energy project – CBC News
  2. Normalizing Indigenous culture through tourism: Report outlines steps to improve Atlantic Indigenous tourism in the region – SaltWire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Canadian Chroma exhibit celebrates Indigenous art – Windspeaker
  2.  “Sloppy moose nachos”: Membertou youth learn cooking skills – SaltWire
  3. Language inclusivity: Mi’kmaw keyboard now on Apple devices – SaltWire
  4. Wampum Belt exhibit in Montreal museum spans 4 centuries – APTN News
  5. Cape Breton University’s 2023 Mawio’mi celebrates Mi’kmaq Culture – SaltWire
  6. Why boundaries are important for Indigenous people in the workplace – CBC News
  7. Demand for Indigenous healing work helping to decolonize health-care system – APTN News
  8. Self-proclaimed ‘Indigenerds’ claim space in streaming, sci-fi and table top role-playing games – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Indigenous leaders call for an inquiry after unforgettable year of wildfires – APTN News
  2. First Nations on Vancouver Island enter partnership with major B.C. forest company – CBC News
  3. ‘Elegant’ low-carbon energy projects planned by northern B.C. First Nation: David Eby – Vancouver Sun
  4. A squeaky wheel with data: how Nipissing First Nation is healing environmental damage – The Narwhal
  5. Algonquin chief accuses regulator of bias on proposed nuclear waste site near Ottawa River – CBC News
  6. Residents oppose proposed biofuel plant on Semiahmoo land, citing concerns about air quality – CBC News
  7. New book describes pipeline activism grounded in First Nations spiritual belief and ceremony – Windspeaker

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

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‘How We Say 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/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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