IndigeNews: Oct. 4 – 11, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

Mu’iuatk

Meaning: “In thanksgiving; in respect”


In the News

  1. Rodney Levi’s death a homicide, jury decides – CBC News
  2. Cowesses identifies 300 of 751 unmarked graves – APTN News
  3. Sipekne’katik fishers concerned about DFO punching holes in FSC lobsters – CBC News
  4. 200 students died at 46 day schools in Canada, federal documents reveal – APTN News
  5. Federal officials rethink wording of markers at gravesites of past prime ministers – CTV News
  6. Uncovering the colonial tactics Canada uses to delay Indigenous justice and sovereignty – APTN News
  7. Americans grapple with legacy of Columbus and newly proclaimed Indigenous Peoples’ Day – CBC News
  8. ‘They were still strong Indigenous women’: Day to honour MMIWG2S includes ceremony, vigil – CBC News
  9. In wake of opposition to Mi’kmaw fishery, Sipekne’katik First Nation is studying impact of its lobster season – CBC News
  10. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: National Association of Friendship Centres launches vaccine campaign – CBC News
  11. ‘Not interested in apologies,’ First Nation demands ‘institutional and widespread change’ from Justin Trudeau – Toronto Star

Politics & Law

  1. Judge signs off on residential school day scholars settlement – APTN News
  2. Qalipu First Nation membership top issue in race for chief, say candidates – CBC News
  3. B.C. reaches $65M funding deal with First Nation after Supreme Court ruling – CBC News
  4. ‘Use his constable’: Indian agents relied on police to get kids into day schools – APTN News
  5. DFO arrests, releases 3 people in connection with St. Marys Bay lobster seizure – CBC News
  6. Attawapiskat First Nation seeks court injunction against Ring of Fire exploration – CBC News
  7. Trudeau says he regrets travelling to Tofino, B.C., on 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – CBC News
  8. Wilson-Raybould wasn’t consulted on freeing Catholic Church from residential school compensation deal: source – CBC News
  9. Residential school survivors frustrated Wilson-Raybould not consulted on scrapping of 2015 compensation appeal – CBC News
  10. ‘Lofty rhetoric and little action’: Jody Wilson-Raybould on the pitfalls of power, politics and how Ottawa needs to change – APTN News
  11. Federal court dashes Canada’s appeals to two rulings on financial compensation for residential and day school students – The Manitoulin Expositor

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Indigenous business excellence celebrated in Northern Ontario – Northern Ontario Business
  2. Wolastoqey chiefs ‘ready to negotiate’ new tax deal after province delays cancellation – CBC News
  3. Mining giant Rio Tinto’s control of Nechako River waterflow in B.C. challenged by local First Nations – Vancouver Sun
  4. Gaining an equal seat at the corporate table is key to successful Indigenous, industry partnerships – Northern Ontario Business

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Yo-Yo Ma brings haunting Mi’kmaw anthem to new audience – CBC News
  2. Cartography in Canada: Indigenous Mapmaking – The Canadian Encyclopedia
  3. Mi’kmaw quillwork podcast delves into issues of Indigenous identity – CBC News
  4. Landscape art installation at Dal shines a light on Mi’kmaq lunar cycle – Dal News
  5. Mi’kmaw nurse wants more Indigenous students entering profession – CBC News
  6. Tuberculosis outbreaks declared in northern First Nations communities – CBC News
  7. Lack of staff, federal bureaucracy hurt day schools, students: Documents – APTN News
  8. Chippewa artist Jay Soule uses buffalo skulls to make his point at Toronto exhibit – APTN News
  9. Would Joyce Echaquan still be alive if she were white? Quebec coroner says ‘I think so’ – APTN News
  10. Remote Indigenous communities working with feds on mandatory COVID-19 vaccine exemptions – Global News
  11. Fighting self-determination: Quebec refuses to transfer youth protection to Indigenous communities – Ricochet Media
  12. Sports logos, street names under microscope as Ontario human rights watchdog mulls ‘derogatory display’ policy – The Record

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Fort Nelson First Nation ready to lead in geothermal energy – Windspeaker.com
  2. Decades-long plan to protect caribou in Nunavut nearing completion – CBC News
  3. Environmental assessments start for Ring of Fire roads – Thunder Bay News Watch
  4. Indigenous population in Canada could climb to nearly 3.2 million by 2041: StatCan – CTV News
  5. A study evaluated the cultural safety of indigenous wildland firefighters in Canada – Wildfire Today
  6. Health, livelihoods at risk because of wildfires, say chiefs of two Indigenous communities – CBC News
  7. Sipekne’katik First Nation’s lobster study aims to assess impact of summer and fall fishing – CBC News
  8. These Indigenous fishers hold DFO accountable for B.C.’s shocking salmon decline – National Observer
  9. Blockades, demonstrations at Fairy Creek continue after injunction expires, police still arresting people – APTN News
  10. Indigenous knowledge the cornerstone of new tsunami modelling for Vancouver Island’s northwest coast – CBC News

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

‘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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