IndigeNews: Oct. 25 – 31, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Wli Skitekmujuia’timk”
(well-ee skid-deh-goom-ooj-oo-ee-aww-dimk)

Meaning: “Happy Halloween!”

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaw to be formally recognized as Nova Scotia’s first language – CBC News
  2. Lennox Island First Nation acquires community’s gas station – SaltWire Network
  3. Ottawa appeals court decision upholding cash for First Nations kids – APTN News
  4. Commercial fishermen granted intervenor status in First Nation fishery dispute – CBC News
  5. Sipekne’katik fisherman’s protest dumping of lobster ‘not acceptable,’ chief says – CBC News
  6. Pope’s visit should include apology and action, says Cowessess First Nation chief  – CBC Radio
  7. Vatican says Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada, meet with Indigenous leaders – CBC News
  8. Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief – CBC News
  9. Making the case to raise the Canadian flag — so it can be lowered on Remembrance Day – CBC News
  10. News of possible visit by Pope Francis bringing range of emotions for residential school survivors – APTN News
  11. B.C. Indigenous leaders ‘disgusted’ by Ottawa’s foster care compensation appeal, as feds vow talks – CBC News
  12. Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation invites Pope to visit, deliver long-awaited apology during Canada trip – CBC News
  13. Opinion: An inquiry is not enough for international crimes against Indigenous children at the Indian residential schools – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. Arrest of Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief ‘So Insulting’ – The Tyee
  2. Trial begins between Indigenous agencies and province for CFS funds – CBC News
  3. Justin Trudeau and his week of making false or misleading comments – APTN News
  4. Supporters of 1492 Land Back Lane show up at Toronto court hearing – APTN News
  5. Is Marc Miller’s vow to ‘give land back’ all sizzle, no steak? These analysts say yes – APTN News
  6. Trudeau cabinet: Bennett shuffled out, Miller moved over, Hajdu new boss at ISC – APTN News
  7. Gitxaała First Nation sues B.C. government over automatic granting of mineral rights – CBC News
  8. Indigenous leaders want independent criminal probes into residential schools – The Globe and Mail
  9. Trial between Manitoba and child welfare agencies pushes for child welfare payments – APTN News
  10. Sask. First Nations land auction lawsuit against province proceeds to trial – Prince Albert Daily Herald
  11. Trudeau must renew commitment to reconciliation with new cabinet: First Nation leaders – APTN News
  12. Vuntut Gwitchin citizen takes challenge of residency requirement to Supreme Court of Canada – CBC News
  13. Process leading to Land Back Lane injunctions was unfair to Indigenous protesters, court hears – CBC News
  14. ‘Your voice matters,’ sister of First Nations man shot by RCMP says, urging witnesses to come forward – CBC News
  15. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says there are ‘a lot of amends to make’ as she sets priorities – CBC News
  16. Former PM Chretien must apologize for Residential School comments, say Manitoba Indigenous leaders – Toronto Star
  17. ‘Telling our truths’: Indigenous leaders hold ceremony outside court ahead of civil suit against Manitoba – Winnipeg Sun
  18. Manitoba advocates urge Ottawa to drop appeal after court upholds compensation for First Nations kids in care – CBC News
  19. Rebuilding Canada’s flawed foundation: case comment on Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society – First Peoples Law

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. BC Indigenous Company Awarded Indigenous Business of the Year Award – Nation Talk
  2. Oil and gas sector sheds light on strides made with Indigenous companies, people – CBC News
  3. $31M Bamfield Road project breaks new ground for First Nation, Province of B.C. – Alberni Valley News
  4. Cariboo-area First Nation works with mining company to ensure expansion of B.C. mine – Energetic City
  5. Miigwetch for Waiting: Red Market Brand’s First Two Products Now Available in Ontario Cannabis Stores – Net Newsledger

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Cape Breton couple brings Mi’kmaw language to film and TV screens – CBC Listen
  3. Winnipeg hospital says it’s investigating treatment of Métis woman – APTN News
  4. Indigenous leaders pan ‘Quebec values’ course for not being inclusive – APTN News
  5. How a giant floor map is helping students confront Canada’s colonial history – CBC News
  6. BC First Nations will soon certify and regulate teachers under jurisdiction – Energetic City
  7. Membertou to host National Aboriginal Hockey Championships for 2nd time – CBC News
  8. Ancestral remains of six individuals returned to Dokis First Nation by U.S. museum – CTV News
  9. Quebec’s New Culture Class Would Set Back Reconciliation, First Nations Chiefs Say – MTL Blog
  10. Canada’s largest and oldest Indigenous organization celebrates 50 years of service – APTN News
  11. Group of northern B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis – Global News
  12. Reconciliation: Red Indian Lake in central Newfoundland to be renamed Beothuk Lake – CTV News
  13. Quebec bishops, First Nations express concern about new culture and citizenship course – Montreal Gazette
  14. Meet some of the performers who put Indigenous culture on the map at the Frankfurt Book Fair – APTN News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Mining natural resources and the need for consent put InFocus – APTN News
  2. Kahnawake’s 1st youth delegation heading to COP26 climate conference – CBC News
  3. Highway 6 bypass in Caledonia blocked in solidarity with B.C. pipeline protest – CBC News
  4. First Nations delegates say COP26 discussions should prioritize Indigenous knowledge – CBC News
  5. Flooding, heat waves and drought threaten P.E.I. in the future: Climate change report – CBC News
  6. IBM Partners With Mi’kmaq Communities, NSCC To Prepare Indigenous Youth For STEM Jobs – Huddle
  7. ?Esdilagh First Nation says B.C government’s change to forestry plan allows for ‘valuable input’ – APTN News
  8. Moose Cree First Nation hopes to finally work with Ontario government to save watershed – National Observer
  9. Thank you, Mi’kmaq Grandmothers, for protecting land and water through Indigenous self-determination – Kairos

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.

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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/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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  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.

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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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