IndigeNews: Oct. 29 – Nov. 4, 2024

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…

“Pejipuk”
🗣 (beh-jee-boog)

Meaning: winter is coming ❄️

In the News

  1. Mi’kmaq community accepts land settlement – CTV News
  2. Thousands drawn to Saint John’s newly established powwow – CBC News
  3. Canada formally apologizes to five Anishinaabeg First Nations – Nation Talk
  4. Canada Must Investigate Indigenous Children Disappearances: Report – Barron’s
  5. Report on missing Indigenous children reveals truth: survivor – NOW News Watch
  6. Métis Nation Saskatchewan holds fall Legislative Assembly in Regina – CBC News
  7. How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity – Aljazeera
  8. Launch of Tanya Talaga’s new book “The Knowing” at UPEI on November 7 – UPEI
  9. Abegweit First Nation donates 10,572 pounds to Charlottetown food bank – Saltwire
  10. Pressure mounts for AG to investigate Indigenous procurement program – Global News
  11. Special interlocutor on Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites issues final report – CBC News
  12. What’s next for First Nations child welfare reform after rejection of $47.8B deal?  – APTN News
  13. Report calls on Ottawa to launch 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children – Global News
  14. Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton has donated half of winnings to Indigenous water charity – CityNews
  15. Indigenous leaders praise report on Canada’s ‘disappeared’ residential school children – CBC News
  16. Murray Sinclair, former senator who led Truth and Reconciliation Commission, dead at 73 – CBC News
  17. ‘We are all treaty people’: Symbol for truth and reconciliation unveiled at Halifax high school – CTV News
  18. ‘False and misleading’: Indigenous group says BC Conservative candidate must be removed – Global News
  19. Brendan Moore and Shawna Jean elected new National Chief and Vice-Chief of CAP – Alberta Native News
  20. Manitoba First Nation band council resolution removes 3 alleged drug dealers from community – CBC News
  21. 60s Scoop survivors say cases of ‘pretendians’ make reconnecting with community even harder – CBC News
  22. Watch: How Canada’s health insurance program for Indigenous people is failing those very patients – Toronto Star
  23. Hereditary chiefs slam Vancouver Island city council for remarks on restoring Indigenous place names – CBC News
  24. Feds vow to probe findings of Star/IJB/TVO investigation on mental health care for Indigenous people – Toronto Star
  25. Conrad Black continues to broadcast his denial of the truth about the “so called” Indian residential schools – Nation Talk
  26. International tribunal to investigate missing children, unmarked graves associated with residential schools – CBC News
  27. ‘A brighter future’: Voices of Youth Indigenous Leaders 2024 participants testify at Senate committee – Senate of Canada
  28. Canada must provide reparations to families of children missing at residential schools, says Kimberly Murray – CBC News
  29. During COP16, Canada announces new partnerships to support global biodiversity and Indigenous-led action – Government of Canada
  30. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak Welcomes Release of the Final Report and the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials – Nation Talk

Politics & Law

  1. The push to criminalize residential school denialism in Canada – Global News
  2. Indigenous services minister grilled over procurement problems – Global News
  3. Saddle Lake Cree Nation leaders ask the feds to honour the treaties – APTN News
  4. Trespassing conviction makes history for First Nation law in Ontario – APTN News
  5. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations election set for Thursday – CBC News
  6. Meet Membertou First Nation’s newly elected youth chief and council – CBC News
  7. Cape Breton Mi’kmaw community to receive $125M in land settlement – CBC News
  8. Governor General makes first official visit to Treaty 6 territory – Stettler Independent
  9. Historic settlement for N.S. First Nations community could set precedent – CTV News
  10. Crown’s appeal of prison term for trucker convicted in Cindy Gladue killing dismissed – CBC News
  11. N.S. barristers’ society welcomes report on ‘prevalent’ racism in legal system – The Canadian Press
  12. AFN National Chief and Alberta Premier ask feds for more First Nations policing funds – Alberta News
  13. AMC Reflects on First Year of Manitoba’s NDP Government Under Premier Wab Kinew – NetNews Ledger
  14. Bobby Cameron wins another term as chief of Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations – APTN News
  15. ‘It spreads hate in our society,’ says Indigenous leader of B.C. Cons. candidate’s racist remarks – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Federal government funnels $13M into Iqaluit housing – Nunatsiaq News
  2. Mark Arcand calls on FSIN to be more transparent following federal audit – CKOM
  3. Syilx Okanagan Nation says salmon run at risk after neighbouring nation pulls funds – CBC News
  4. Ottawa must eliminate tokenism from Indigenous procurement program – Globe and Mail
  5. Hajdu won’t say if non-Indigenous companies should pay back Indigenous contracts – Global News
  6. Report finds Indigenous seniors face challenges in accessing safe, affordable housing – Global News
  7. Funding to support 14 First Nations, Inuit and Métis documentary heritage projects – Yahoo Finance
  8. Mi’kmaw mother could lose custody of 3 disabled children after feds threaten to cut funding – CBC News
  9. Anishinabek member provides details on Indigenous procurement at Toronto conference – Anishinabek News
  10. Global Affairs Canada announces $7 Million CAD funding for the PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative at COP16 – IUCN
  11. ‘Our community deserves answers and accountability’: James Smith Chief asks FSIN to explain missing $1 million for pandemic supports – Battlefords Now

Education, Health & Culture

  1. A love letter to a great-great-uncle – CBC News
  2. Spirit medium senses reporter’s family spirits – CBC News
  3. A spine-tingling story of a ghost near Lennox Island – CBC Radio
  4. Indigenous anthology unveiled at NOTL Museum – Pelham Today
  5. 3 Indigenous storytellers on why we tell scary stories – CBC News
  6. The 2024 Creative Nova Scotia Awards are coming up – Nation Talk
  7. Funding helping strengthen Indigenous-led education – NorthBay Now
  8. New role at hospitals provides support for Mi’kmaq patients – CBC Radio
  9. GN studying ‘feasibility’ of Rankin Inlet medical boarding home – Nunatsiaq
  10. Indigenous Artwork Unveiled at Grand River Hospital – Grand River Hospital
  11. Mi’kmaw culture-based butchery program provides food security – APTN News
  12. With striking baskets, artist Jeremy Frey weaves a path into the artworld – Art Basel
  13. An Indigenous person is 4 times more likely to die from diabetes – The Conversation
  14. Ottawa focusing on Indigenous-specific housing strategy as homelessness rises – CityNews
  15. Indigenous led crisis response team provides alternative approach to client care – City News
  16. Sandy Lake First Nation Opens Doors and Access to Modernized Health Services – Nation Talk
  17. Comox Valley Regional District apologizes for damaging First Nation’s heritage sites – CTV News
  18. New class lets N.S. students explore environmental science through a Mi’kmaw lens – Nation Talk
  19. Indigenous youth skeptical of government’s commitment to reconciliation, says survey – CBC News
  20. ‘Funding crisis’ for Jordan’s Principle jeopardizes Manitoba First Nations children’s lives: – CBC News
  21. Alberta chiefs seek clarity on Canada’s view of water rights following class action defence – CBC News
  22. Seal is served: How coastal First Nations are reclaiming their roots by bringing back the hunt – Ha-Shilth-Sa
  23. Minister Valdez announces agreement to deliver health innovations to First Nations communities – Government of Canada
  24. Mi’kmaw Journalism Initiative expands to include the One-Year Bachelor of Journalism and Master of Journalism – Kings College
  25. The First Nations Health Authority signs Joint Executive Agenda with the Public Health Agency of Canada – First Nations Health Authority

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. River’s life restored – The Advocate
  2. First Nations are committed to protecting biodiversity – Newswire
  3. Exhibition challenges bias, raises awareness about racism – CBC News
  4. Weaving Indigenous Heritage into Modern Design – University of Manitoba
  5. Parks Canada unveils new national Indigenous Stewardship Policy – CBC News
  6. Number of Indigenous seniors could double between 2016 to 2036 – APTN News
  7. How the brain creates bias: Racism-awareness exhibit at Moncton museum – CBC News
  8. Transport Canada Invests $22.5 Million in EverWind’s Green Hub at Port Hawkesbury – Energy News
  9. Wabanaki tribes, scientists take drastic steps to save ash trees from invasive beetles – Portland Press
  10. How Indigenous Knowledge Helped Solve a Mysterious Outbreak – American Society for Microbiology
  11. Bonaparte First Nation celebrates completion of their new water treatment plants – Government of Canada
  12. Devastated by Manitoba Hydro, five Cree nations are working together to conserve traditional lands – The Narwhal
  13. Call for Inputs: Study on “Indigenous Peoples right to data, including data collection and disaggregation” – United Nations
  14. Despite promises, Indigenous Peoples struggle for a seat at the table at global biodiversity conference – Canada’s Observer

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