IndigeNews: Oct. 30 – Nov. 6, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week are…

“Ketu pite’man?”
(geh-doo bih-day-man)

Meaning: Would you like some tea?

In the News

  1. BREAKING: $10B RHT annuities settlement approved – Soo Today
  2. A sense of community and pride – Government of Prince Edward Island
  3. Halifax street renamed after Mi’kmaq activist Nora Bernard – Global News
  4. Pine Creek First Nation reaches $200 million treaty settlement – Winnipeg Sun
  5. A billion dollars for nature in B.C. as long-awaited agreement is signed – The Narwhal
  6. Lisa Cooper looks ahead to 4 more years as chief of Native Council of P.E.I. – CBC News
  7. Meet Melissa Peter-Paul: Mi’kmaw quill artist from Abegweit First Nation, P.E.I. – CBC News
  8. Former Cornwallis Street renamed after Mi’kmaq activist, residential school survivor – CTV News
  9. Mary Ellen Turpel-Laford removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous ID questions – APTN News
  10. First Nation chiefs tell Parliamentary committee to ‘kill’ Métis self government legislation – APTN News
  11. Abegweit First Nation shatters records with 12 truckloads of food donated to Charlottetown food bank – SaltWire
  12. First Nations appearing at standing committee come out hard against Métis self-governance legislation – Windspeaker

Politics & Law

  1. Colonialism remains a health risk, MPP says – Timmins Press
  2. Mi’kmaq lawyer speaks in support of controversial gun control bill – APTN News
  3. Quebec judge rules Kanien’kehá:ka have treaty rights to trade tobacco – CBC News
  4. Six to run for national chief position at the Assembly of First Nations – Windspeaker
  5. Inuit leader warns of Labrador group’s ‘illegitimate claims’ to Inuit identity – CBC News
  6. Saugeen Ojibway Nation raises concerns about Metis rights in territory – The Sun Times
  7. ‘Chronic underfunding’: 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file rights complaint – City News
  8. Métis presidents urge standing committee to pass Bill C-53 without amendments – MBC Radio
  9. Forest range licence renewed without consultation, First Nation says – New Westminster Record
  10. B.C. First Nations call for desperate, urgent changes to Canada’s corrections system – The Free Press
  11. Indigenous staff press ahead with discrimination lawsuit against on-reserve oil and gas agency – CBC News
  12. Supreme Court of Canada hears Ontario’s appeal of landmark Robinson Huron treaty annuities case – CBC News
  13. Proposed legislation to amend the Indian Act continues discrimination it’s designed to end, say MPs – Windspeaker
  14. First Nations leaders voice frustration over slow pace of change since B.C. passed UNDRIP-based rights act – CBC News
  15. Federal system continues to ignore need to address Indigenous overrepresentation in prison says correctional investigator – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Mi’kmaw-owned business celebrates 75 years in Cape Breton – CBC News
  2. Kanesatake coffee house sourcing beans from Indigenous farmers – APTN News
  3. Indigenous Services won’t say if feds are on track to meet 2030 infrastructure pledge – CBC News
  4. NDP government allows Manitoba Hydro to deal directly with Indigenous nations again – CBC News
  5. Alberta increases loan guarantees for AIOC, wants similar fund from feds for Indigenous ‘participation’ in TMX – Windspeaker

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Elders from across Canada in Edmonton for gathering – APTN News
  2. Eltuek Arts Centre showcases Mi’kmaq culture in Cape Breton – SaltWire
  3. Who Is Buffy Sainte-Marie? Mi’kmaw voices weigh-in. – Penticton Herald
  4. Indigenous actors in film and behind the scenes put InFocus – APTN News
  5. Buffy Sainte-Marie story brought tears to the eyes of Indigenous musician – APTN News
  6. Eskasoni artist Nancy Oakley receives 2023 Indigenous Artist Recognition Award – SaltWire
  7. New children’s book tackles the topic of death from the perspective of a Mi’kmaw artist – Windspeaker
  8. Cadaver dogs searching for unmarked graves at former Kenora residential school site uncover 22 ‘alerts’ – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. ‘Times have changed’: Indigenous harvest brings two nations together – Fitz Hugh
  2. New collaborative publication puts mountains on the map for Canadians – CBC News
  3. B.C. and Tahltan Nation sign agreement requiring consent for changes to mine – CBC News
  4. Indigenous group calls for access to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted – CBC News
  5. Company dredged Yukon River during salmon spawning season: inspection report – APTN News
  6. Cedar-planting event in B.C.’s Cowichan Valley honours residential school victims, survivors – CBC News
  7. ‘The Arctic isn’t melting anymore, it’s on fire’ says co-chair Gwich’in Council International  – APTN News
  8. First Nation previously ‘pushed aside’ will now have say in Cooke’s plan to expand salmon farming in Nova Scotia – Intrafish

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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