IndigeNews: Sep. 25 – Oct. 8, 2024

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

  1. Marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on P.E.I. – CBC News
  2. Another Truth and Reconciliation Day — what’s changed? – The Narwhal
  3. Treaty Day celebrated to start Mi’kmaq History Month in P.E.I. – SaltWire
  4. Meet the team behind the Pituamkek conservation project in P.E.I. – SaltWire
  5. Jenene Wooldridge: Deepening relationships with Indigenous people – CBC News
  6. Meet the people working to protect and preserve Pituamkek on P.E.I. – CBC News
  7. SEN. BRIAN FRANCIS: Reconciliation will take substance, not symbolism – SaltWire
  8. Mi’kmaw woman’s backyard sweat lodge a place to gather — and heal – CBC News.
  9. ‘Together we can make great things happen’: P.E.I. celebrates Treaty Day – CBC News
  10. Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister – APTN News
  11. Mi’kmaq, Parks Canada celebrate P.E.I. National Park agreement on Treaty Day – CBC News
  12. Fisheries officers refusing duties because of violence on N.S. waters, union says – CBC News
  13. ‘She should still be here’: Family calls for justice in wake of N.S. woman’s death – Global News
  14. P.E.I. First Nations communities sign co-management agreement with Parks Canada – SaltWire
  15. Islanders young and old gather to discuss Mi’kmaw culture, history and reconciliation – CBC News
  16. New Brunswick election: Relations between province, Indigenous Peoples in spotlight – Global News
  17. Indigenous-led crisis teams in New Brunswick help people in distress, but need buy-in from police – The Globe and Mail
  18. 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

  1. How the election could change B.C.’s course on reconciliation – CBC News
  2. Northern First Nations sue province over waterways – Winnipeg Free Press
  3. ‘I’m still in shock’: DFO patrol boat rams Mi’kmaw fishing vessel – APTN News
  4. Bill before Parliament would outlaw residential school ‘denialism’ – CBC News
  5. 45 First Nations denounce group claiming to represent B.C. Métis – CBC News
  6. NDP MP tables bill seeking to criminalize residential school ‘denialism’ – National Post
  7. First Nations leaders claim federal government was involved in a cover up – CTV News
  8. Higgs villainized teachers, Indigenous people in debate performance – NB Media Co-op
  9. JOCELYNE LLOYD: It is never time to ‘move on’ from Truth and Reconciliation – SaltWire
  10. Alberta gives Ottawa legal challenge ultimatum over Impact Assessment Act – Global News
  11. First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lies ahead on road to reconciliation – CTV News
  12. Ontario First Nations sue federal government over fire protection services funding – CBC News
  13. Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say – CBC News
  14. Manitoba First Nations Police Service takes over for RCMP in Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – CBC News
  15. Accountability not national inquiry needed into First Nations deaths, says Anandasangaree – APTN News
  16. Certification hearing for lawsuit involving off reserve Indigenous children in care begins in B.C. – APTN News
  17. Ottawa heads to court to fight class-action lawsuit over unsafe drinking water on First Nations – The Globe and Mail
  18. Canada legally obligated to provide sustainable, long-term funding for unmarked grave searches: Murray – APTN News
  19. 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

  1. Funding for Indigenous Guardians is now Indigenous-led – The Narwhal
  2. Funding for Mi’kmaw Community Gatherings – Government of Nova Scotia
  3. Sweetgrass F.N. and N.B. sign ‘historic’ Urban Reserve Services Agreement – La Ronge Now
  4. Province to give $90,000 to Mi’kmaw communities for community events – 101.5 The Hawk
  5. Self-identifying Indigenous group got $74M in federal cash, Inuit leader wants change – The Daily Courier
  6. Ulnooweg Education Centre among charities supported by Tim Hortons orange sprinkle donut campaign this year – SaltWire
  7. ‘Honouring Truth and Reconciliation’: Membertou and Qalipu First Nations partner with Horizon Naval Engineering to acquire NewDock – SaltWire

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Food the theme of Mi’kmaw History Month 2024 – SaltWire
  2. ‘Let us tell the world what you’ve been teaching us’ – SaltWire
  3. Truth, reconciliation and sport this Mi’kmaq History Month – The Coast
  4. Mi’kmaw History Month celebrates role of food, community – CBC News
  5. How her auntie’s volunteer work inspired Natasha Martin-Mitchell – CBC News
  6. Nunavut gov’t to rename 15 place names containing Indigenous slurs – CBC News
  7. Unama’ki Mi’kmaq receive awards at 38th annual Treaty Day celebration – SaltWire
  8. Millbrook Community Hall renamed after Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard – SaltWire
  9. Mi’kmaw youth who embody treaty rights celebrated with Unama’ki exhibit – CBC News
  10. Heritage path becomes a path to reconciliation in a First Nations community – CBC News
  11. Renowned cultural teacher builds symbol of Inuit survival at Acadia University – CBC News
  12. First Nation treatment centres delay implementing Alberta’s addictions plan – APTN News
  13. Over 30 years of Indigenous resistance with Mohawk land defender Ellen Gabriel – The Narwhal
  14. Pictou Landing First Nation and Sobeys bring Mi’kmaw language to grocery shopping – CBC News
  15. ‘Wolverine and Little Thunder’: Grand unveiling of artwork at new Decoste Culture Hub – SaltWire
  16. Geordy Marshall stops by to talk about the Mi’kmaw History Month theme, “Food gathers us together.” – CBC News
  17. Breaking Boundaries: Dr. Noreen Kamal Showcases Global Innovation Through Equity and Inclusion – Dalhousie University
  18. ‘We are here, hear us’: Stories, songs, drums and dance performed by Indigenous women coming to stages across N.L. – SaltWire
  19. JOAN SULLIVAN: Does the Beothuk bloodline still exist? New book by Aylward jam-packed with insight, grasp and perception – SaltWire

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.? – The Narwhal
  2. Quebec court grants injunction to stop illegal dumping in Kanehsatà:ke – CBC News
  3. Canada Takes Major Steps Toward Offshore Wind Expansion – The Pinnacle Gazette
  4. New ‘Circle’ to guide safety of MMIWG2S+ during resource extraction projects – APTN News
  5. Indigenous leaders in northern Alberta accuse Ottawa of environmental ‘cover up’ – APTN News
  6. Culture and environment: Potlotek students help launch technologically advanced buoy – SaltWire
  7. ‘These camps are important to help with identity’: Potlotek hosts 12th annual cultural youth camp – SaltWire
  8. North America lost 3 billion birds in 50 years. An Indigenous-led plan could protect a place where they’re thriving – The Narwhal

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

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    • 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.
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  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.
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    • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
    • L’nuey blanket
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    • $200 grocery gift card
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  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.
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  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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