A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend, the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Me’tal wlein?”
(may-dal weh-layin)
Meaning: How are you?
In the News
- Two arrested during protest at wharf where Mi’kmaw fishery underway – APTN News
- Assembly of First Nations condemns N.B. and Sask. school pronoun policies – CBC News
- Canadian Coast Guard ship officially renamed in honour of treaty signatories – CBC News
- Delegation to honour Indigenous soldiers who died during Second World War – City News
- Mohawk Mothers seek halt to excavation amid former Montreal hospital grave search – APTN News
- Williams Lake First Nation receives apology, $135M in compensation over loss of lands – APTN News
- Families and supporters march on legislatures across the country to push for landfill search – APTN News
- ‘It happens here on P.E.I.’: Charlottetown rally shines light on missing and murdered Indigenous people – SaltWire
- Author of report alleges Native Council of Nova Scotia proposing by-laws that will impact organization – APTN News
- ‘It’s like they’re trying to rush through it’: Mohawk Mothers seek to halt construction at McGill University – APTN News
- Mi’kmaw chiefs seek fair lobster access – :~:text=In their letter, the Nova,opportunities within their traditional territories – SaltWire
Politics & Law
- Online News Act impacting Indigenous news outlets in Canada – APTN News
- Saskatoon and Lac La Ronge Indian Band establish new urban reserve – CTV News
- RALPH SURETTE: Despite new tensions, lobster wars giving signs of calming – SaltWire
- Environmental, Indigenous groups appeal Bay du Nord decision in Federal Court – SaltWire
- Quebec following ‘colonial practices’ in writing new health law say advocates – APTN News
- Saskatoon signs agreement with Lac La Ronge Indian Band to create urban reserve – CBC News
- PC party in Manitoba doesn’t ‘police’ anyone’s Indigenous identity says spokesperson – APTN News
- Dissatisfaction grows among First Nations groups over Quebec Indigenous health-care bill – CBC News
- First Nations leadership council condemns cruelty in Prince George encampment removal – CBC News
- Quebec must acknowledge systemic racism in its new cultural safety bill: official opposition – CTV News
- Outgoing president of the Métis Nation of Alberta says she faced a ‘man’s world’ when first elected – APTN News
- First Nation members send silent message in support of landfill search during Manitoba PC leader’s visit – CBC News
Business, Finance & Economics
- Tiny Pabineau First Nation sees big economic boom – CBC News
- VIDEO: How Pabineau First Nation is launching a business empire – CBC News
- Indigenous shopping platform benefits from federal investment – Windspeaker
- Dueling First Nations groups in northern Ontario want in on transmission line build – Windspeaker
- Mineral company evicted from Innu territory for unwanted, incompatible exploration – Windspeaker
- Northern Ontario First Nations Announce Decision To Partner With Hydro One To Develop Major New Greenfield Transmission Line from Wawa to Porcupine – Newswire
Education, Health & Culture
- The extraordinary life of Inuk activist Aaju Peter – CBC News
- Poundmaker Cree Nation celebrates return of century-old pipe bag – CBC News
- Meet the Onondaga man joining Canada’s sports hall of fame in 2023 – CBC News
- Beheaded John A. MacDonald statue will not return: city of Montreal – APTN News
- First Nations Working Together to Protect and Revitalize Their Languages – Newswire
- Indigenous course requirement now in place for B.C. high school students – CBC News
- Indigenous film wins Amplify Voices Award at Toronto International Film Festival – Windspeaker
- Native Americans and land advocates say increase in visitors threatening sacred sites – CBC News
- Don’t call her an underdog, this 13-year-old Kanien’kehá:ka boxer is a ‘wolf’ in the ring – CBC News
- First Nation in northwestern Ontario celebrates new school and Oji-Cree immersion program – CBC News
Environment, Science & Technology
- Disputed bison hunt begins in northern Alberta – APTN News
- Fighting for food sovereignty amid worsening wildfires – The Narwhal
- B.C. and First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park – Global News
- Fort Simpson, N.W.T., sees fire protection work as a biofuel opportunity – CBC News
- Pre-registration for re entry flights set to begin for some N.W.T. communities – APTN News
- Sharp contrast between Indigenous and colonial relationship with land, panelists assert – Windspeaker
- As Chinook salmon season comes to end in Yukon, worry and hope for the future remains – APTN News
- Take action against environmental racism, Deloitte report tells government, corporations – Windspeaker
- On third anniversary of B.C’s promise to protect old-growth, ancient trees still falling – National Observer
- Gitanyow celebrates the return of salmon as B.C. inches toward recognizing the nation’s protected area – The Narwhal
- ‘They’re ramming it down our throats,’ Cold Lake First Nation Chief says of Pathways carbon capture project – CBC News