IndigeNews: Sep. 20 – 26, 2021

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

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

“Ila’matulti’k”

Meaning: we agree; we reconcile

In the News

  1. Stop violating Mi’kmaw treaty rights, rally tells DFO – The Nova Scotia Advocate
  2. Indigenous organizations conflicted about Catholic bishops’ apology – CBC News
  3. 5 suggestions for things to do on Truth and Reconciliation Day Thursday – CBC News
  4. Mi’kmaw harvesters hold rally outside DFO headquarters in Dartmouth – APTN News
  5. Activists, MP say Trudeau failed to act on MMIWG. Will he act now? – Bradford Today
  6. Dozens protest outside DFO office in Dartmouth over Mi’kmaw treaty rights – CBC News
  7. Pamela Palmater: What does the election result mean for Indigenous women and girls? – CTV News
  8. Vehicle for Change: PEI man’s wrapped orange Hyundai spreads truth about residential schools – Collision Repair
  9. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation just released a flag to honour residential school survivors – Curiocity

Politics & Law

  1. Tobacco Trial Restarts – The Eastern Door
  2. Innu, province, Ottawa ask for hold on Muskrat injunction – SaltWire Network
  3. N.B. appoints independent commissioner to address systemic racism – CBC News
  4. Chiefs upset after Quebec cuts ‘unsatisfactory’ meeting on policing short – APTN News
  5. Canada files 3rd judicial review of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling – APTN News
  6. Federal enforcement in N.S. fisheries dispute ‘political’: Mi’kmaw lawyer – Global News
  7. N.S. fishing industry granted intervenor status in Mi’kmaw treaty rights case – CBC News
  8. Nunavut Inuit suing feds over fishing license allocations to Mi’kmaw company – CBC News
  9. Ontario Human Rights Commission seeks input on controversial street, building names – CBC News
  10. Indigenous leaders say issues affecting their communities largely ignored during election – CTV News
  11. Sipekne’katik Chief says new fisheries minister should be from outside Atlantic Canada – Global News
  12. Canadian federal election outcome equals more of the same for Indigenous people – Turtle Island News
  13. Liberal approach needs to change even if Parliament stays the same, say Indigenous leaders – APTN News
  14. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, province sign agreement for Sask. online gaming site – CBC News
  15. As Elections Canada looks into First Nation voting errors in Ontario, pressure heats up to get answers – CBC News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Science North to take Indigenous innovation on the road – Sault Star
  2. Group aims to promote Indigenous tourism in Manitoba – CTV News
  3. Deal on polar bear hide available in Nunavut this weekend – APTN News
  4. Lengthy recovery projected for Indigenous tourism industry – Cabin Radio
  5. First Nations business puts traditional meat on the menu for pets – CBC News
  6. Two First Nations entrepreneurs move on to finals of pitch competition – CBC News
  7. Travel Manitoba to advance Indigenous tourism with new association – Global News
  8. Indigenous entrepreneurs look to increase their presence in Canada’s supply chain economy – Timmins Today

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Quebec Indigenous groups collecting stories of forced sterilization – CBC News
  2. ‘Sage and Sunshine’ school weaves Indigenous culture into curriculum – APTN News
  3. Saugeen First Nation residents given expired COVID-19 vaccine for weeks – Global News
  4. Vancouver Island First Nation creates iPad app to teach kids language, culture – Chek News
  5. Indigenous mental health addictions centre first of its kind in Canada’s sub-arctic – Global News
  6. Cheryl Simon, Suzie Dunn, Karinne Lantz join as faculty members of Schulich Law – Canadian Lawyer
  7. Manitoba spends $2.8M to boost vaccination rates among urban Indigenous population – CBC News
  8. Indigenous voices are changing the film industry. ‘Canada needs to sit, listen and watch.’ – Maclean’s
  9. Jingle dancer ‘light and happy’ as she’s welcomed into circle at her 1st two-spirit powwow – CBC News
  10. Qalipu First Nation marks a milestone, celebrating 10 years as recognized Indigenous band – CBC News
  11. New monument in Whitehorse honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – APTN News
  12. Despite pledge to end drinking water advisories, these 2 Manitoba First Nations still live under them – CBC News
  13. Dozens of members of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario were given expired COVID-19 vaccines for a month – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. First Nations groups to participate in project to capitalize on liquefied natural gas – CBC News
  2. Meetings with Wolastoqey held, rotenone spraying in Miramichi delayed until 2022 – CBC News
  3. Skeetchestn First Nation wants more prescribed burns to protect from future wildfires – CBC News
  4. First Nations group hopes feds stick with plan to shut down Discovery Islands fish farms – Times Colonist
  5. Restoring power to First Nation communities could take another month: Manitoba Hydro – Global News

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

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  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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