Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,
The Mi’kmaw phrase of the week is…
“Elmi’knikewaq”
🗣 (el-me-guhn-ee-gew-ahq)
Meaning: Future generations 👪
In the News
- Marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on P.E.I. – CBC News
- Another Truth and Reconciliation Day — what’s changed? – The Narwhal
- Treaty Day celebrated to start Mi’kmaq History Month in P.E.I. – SaltWire
- Meet the team behind the Pituamkek conservation project in P.E.I. – SaltWire
- Jenene Wooldridge: Deepening relationships with Indigenous people – CBC News
- Meet the people working to protect and preserve Pituamkek on P.E.I. – CBC News
- SEN. BRIAN FRANCIS: Reconciliation will take substance, not symbolism – SaltWire
- Mi’kmaw woman’s backyard sweat lodge a place to gather — and heal – CBC News.
- ‘Together we can make great things happen’: P.E.I. celebrates Treaty Day – CBC News
- Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister – APTN News
- Mi’kmaq, Parks Canada celebrate P.E.I. National Park agreement on Treaty Day – CBC News
- Fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on N.S. waters, union says – CBC News
- ‘She should still be here’: Family calls for justice in wake of N.S. woman’s death – Global News
- P.E.I. First Nations communities sign co-management agreement with Parks Canada – SaltWire
- Islanders young and old gather to discuss Mi’kmaw culture, history and reconciliation – CBC News
- New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight – Global News
- Indigenous-led crisis teams in New Brunswick help people in distress, but need buy-in from police – The Globe and Mail
- Love is the answer to moving forward, residential school survivor says on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in P.E.I. – SaltWire
Politics & Law
- How the election could change B.C.’s course on reconciliation – CBC News
- Northern First Nations sue province over waterways – Winnipeg Free Press
- ‘I’m still in shock’: DFO patrol boat rams Mi’kmaw fishing vessel – APTN News
- Bill before Parliament would outlaw residential school ‘denialism’ – CBC News
- 45 First Nations denounce group claiming to represent B.C. Métis – CBC News
- NDP MP tables bill seeking to criminalize residential school ‘denialism’ – National Post
- First Nations leaders claim federal government was involved in a cover up – CTV News
- Higgs villainized teachers, Indigenous people in debate performance – NB Media Co-op
- JOCELYNE LLOYD: It is never time to ‘move on’ from Truth and Reconciliation – SaltWire
- Alberta gives Ottawa legal challenge ultimatum over Impact Assessment Act – Global News
- First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lies ahead on road to reconciliation – CTV News
- Ontario First Nations sue federal government over fire protection services funding – CBC News
- Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say – CBC News
- Manitoba First Nations Police Service takes over for RCMP in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – CBC News
- Accountability not national inquiry needed into First Nations deaths, says Anandasangaree – APTN News
- Certification hearing for lawsuit involving off reserve Indigenous children in care begins in B.C. – APTN News
- Ottawa heads to court to fight class-action lawsuit over unsafe drinking water on First Nations – The Globe and Mail
- Canada legally obligated to provide sustainable, long-term funding for unmarked grave searches: Murray – APTN News
- BC Assembly of First Nations Calls for the Recognition of First Nations Jurisdiction over Policing after RCMP Failure – British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
Business, Finance & Economics
- Funding for Indigenous Guardians is now Indigenous-led – The Narwhal
- Funding for Mi’kmaw Community Gatherings – Government of Nova Scotia
- Sweetgrass F.N. and N.B. sign ‘historic’ Urban Reserve Services Agreement – La Ronge Now
- Province to give $90,000 to Mi’kmaw communities for community events – 101.5 The Hawk
- Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change – The Daily Courier
- Ulnooweg Education Centre among charities supported by Tim Hortons orange sprinkle donut campaign this year – SaltWire
- ‘Honouring Truth and Reconciliation’: Membertou and Qalipu First Nations partner with Horizon Naval Engineering to acquire NewDock – SaltWire
Education, Health & Culture
- Food the theme of Mi’kmaw History Month 2024 – SaltWire
- ‘Let us tell the world what you’ve been teaching us’ – SaltWire
- Truth, reconciliation and sport this Mi’kmaq History Month – The Coast
- Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community – CBC News
- How her auntie’s volunteer work inspired Natasha Martin-Mitchell – CBC News
- Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs – CBC News
- Unama’ki Mi’kmaq receive awards at 38th annual Treaty Day celebration – SaltWire
- Millbrook Community Hall renamed after Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard – SaltWire
- Mi’kmaw youth who embody treaty rights celebrated with Unama’ki exhibit – CBC News
- Heritage path becomes a path to reconciliation in a First Nations community – CBC News
- Renowned cultural teacher builds symbol of Inuit survival at Acadia University – CBC News
- First Nation treatment centres delay implementing Alberta’s addictions plan – APTN News
- Over 30 years of Indigenous resistance with Mohawk land defender Ellen Gabriel – The Narwhal
- Pictou Landing First Nation and Sobeys bring Mi’kmaw language to grocery shopping – CBC News
- ‘Wolverine and Little Thunder’: Grand unveiling of artwork at new Decoste Culture Hub – SaltWire
- Geordy Marshall stops by to talk about the Mi’kmaw History Month theme, “Food gathers us together.” – CBC News
- Breaking Boundaries: Dr. Noreen Kamal Showcases Global Innovation Through Equity and Inclusion – Dalhousie University
- ‘We are here, hear us’: Stories, songs, drums and dance performed by Indigenous women coming to stages across N.L. – SaltWire
- JOAN SULLIVAN: Does the Beothuk bloodline still exist? New book by Aylward jam-packed with insight, grasp and perception – SaltWire
Environment, Science & Technology
- What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.? – The Narwhal
- Quebec court grants injunction to stop illegal dumping in Kanehsatà:ke – CBC News
- Canada Takes Major Steps Toward Offshore Wind Expansion – The Pinnacle Gazette
- New ‘Circle’ to guide safety of MMIWG2S+ during resource extraction projects – APTN News
- Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta accuse Ottawa of environmental ‘cover up’ – APTN News
- Culture and environment: Potlotek students help launch technologically advanced buoy – SaltWire
- ‘These camps are important to help with identity’: Potlotek hosts 12th annual cultural youth camp – SaltWire
- North America lost 3 billion birds in 50 years. An Indigenous-led plan could protect a place where they’re thriving – The Narwhal