IndigeNews: Sep. 13 – 19, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Alsumsimkewey”

Meaning: freedom, liberty, independence

In the News

  1. Family of missing Lennox Island man offering $5K for any leads – CBC News
  2. Lennox Island man driving awareness about residential schools – CBC News
  3. After nearly 25 years, water advisory in Shoal Lake 40 has been lifted – APTN News
  4. Fourth wave of pandemic continues to impact Indigenous communities – APTN News
  5. Unmarked graves at Regina residential school getting permanent markers – CTV News
  6. Mi’kmaw harvesters vow to keep fishing despite harassment from DFO officials – APTN News
  7. Organizers raise $77,000 to help Snuneymuxw First Nation identify unmarked graves – CBC News
  8. Federal officials change tactics as lobster fishing fight heats up in Nova Scotia – The Globe and Mail
  9. Congress of Aboriginal Peoples file UN complaint against Canadian Government – National Indigenous Times
  10. ‘A truly significant moment’: First Nations, Metis flags take permanent residency outside Winnipeg city hall – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. Indigenous Issues Are Sidelined in Canada’s Election – The New York Times
  2. Election 2021: A guide to the federal parties’ Indigenous platforms – APTN News
  3. Racism festering at federal First Nations agency, Calgary lawsuit claims – CBC News
  4. Blood Tribe members ratify $150M settlement over historic cattle claim – CBC News
  5. Court hears Innu call for injunction to block Muskrat Falls rate mitigation deal – CBC News
  6. The 24 ridings AFN says First Nations voters can decide the election outcome – The Hill Times
  7. Young Indigenous voters in Sask. share their priorities ahead of the federal election – CBC News
  8. First Nations vote a potential ‘kingmaker’ in federal election outcomes for northern Ontario – CBC News
  9. Snaw-Naw-As First Nation loses appeal regarding railway land, but can try again – Nanaimo News Bulletin
  10. First Nations women sue Ottawa alleging systemic racism against Indigenous public servants – APTN News
  11. The Robinson-Huron Treaty Anishinabek respectfully petition and call upon the Crown – Anishinabek News
  12. ‘Platitudes without a lot of commitments’: Cindy Blackstock on the leaders’ debate and reconciliation – TVO
  13. First Nations chiefs warn against attempt to deter challenge of Quebec’s future Language Act – Canadian Lawyer
  14. 5 Island First Nations sign deal with B.C. to work together, government to government – Vancouver Island Free Daily
  15. Jody Wilson-Raybould: When it comes to Indigenous reconciliation, the Liberals have not kept their promises – The Globe and Mail
  16. First Nations public security is gravely compromised: AFNQL Chiefs issue an urgent appeal to Minister Geneviève Guilbault – Newswire
  17. ‘I think they need to take us seriously,’ Innu grand chief says of provincial and federal governments, as injunction application hearing concludes in St. John’s – SaltWire Network

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report – Castlegar News
  2. Suncor, Indigenous partners to buy TC Energy’s stake in Northern Courier Pipeline – Global News
  3. ‘Economic reconciliation’: $40-million pipeline stake boon for 8 communities in Alberta – APTN News
  4. Saskatchewan First Nation announces home building project with corrections program – Global News
  5. Investing in infrastructure: expanding Indigenous peoples’ role in Canada’s economic future – Lexpert
  6. Indigenous tourism won’t fully recover from pandemic until 2028 at the earliest, report says – CBC News
  7. ‘Empowering our people through land ownership’: Kwanlin Dün First Nation holds first land lottery – CBC News
  8. ‘Indigenous business is not a sideline for us,’ says Keith Martell, CEO of First Nations Bank of Canada – The Standard
  9. First Nations leaders say next government must consider on-reserve housing for ‘7 generations down the line’ – CBC News
  10. Nogojiwanong-Peterborough entrepreneur Ashley Lamothe’s new business spotlights Indigenous creativity – Kawartha Now
  11. Best Buy Canada launches a Mentorship and Accelerator Program (MAP) for Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs – NationTalk

Education, Health & Culture

  1. COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News
  2. Report makes 13 calls to action to support Indigenous youth mental health – CBC News
  3. Indigenous youth in New Brunswick need more mental health support: report – CTV News
  4. Indigenous Writers’ Circle supports next wave of emerging Indigenous writers – Indiginews
  5. Ontario First Nations to host ceremony before searching residential school site – CBC News
  6. Shoal Lake First Nation lifts 24-year boil water advisory, but there’s more to do: experts – Global News
  7. How Bretten Hannam infused every moment of their film Wildhood with Two-Spirit energy – CBC Arts
  8. B.C. Lions unveil logo by Indigenous artist to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Global News
  9. Marten Falls First Nation declares state of emergency after shutdown of water treatment plant – CBC News
  10. Opinion: We owe it to all students to bring truth and drive reconciliation in classrooms – National Observer
  11. Books: Wilson-Raybould has no regrets in taking on Trudeau government — ‘dream big, act big’ – Vancouver Sun
  12. Father-daughter duo Todd and Melissa Labrador are passionate about preserving their Mi’kmaw traditions – CTV News
  13. London’s 1st Indigenous-led family centre with language and culture at its core gears up for official opening – CBC News
  14. Eskasoni couple helps make history with first Mi’kmaw full-length film debuting at Atlantic Film Festival – SaltWire Network

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. After nearly 25 years, water advisory in Shoal Lake 40 has been lifted – APTN News
  2. OneFeather offers application options for Indigenous status cards – New Market Today
  3. First Nations want federal party co-operation, commitment to clean water – CBC News
  4. U of T astronomy course gazes at the stars through an Indigenous lens – University of Toronto
  5. First Nation owned geothermal energy project moves closer to completion in B.C. – APTN News
  6. Horse Lake First Nation bio-refinery to begin producing heat, power from biomass – Canadian Biomass
  7. Future of resources in Blueberry River First Nation not clear after cumulative impacts case result – Energetic City
  8. Despite pledge to end drinking water advisories, these 2 Manitoba First Nations still live under them – CBC News
  9. ‘The explosion felt like an earthquake’: B.C. First Nation suing Enbridge asks for pipelines to be re-routed off reserve – CTV News

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.

‘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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