IndigeNews: Sep. 30 – Oct. 6

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“na’ku’set”
🗣 (nah-goo-set)

Meaning: sun ☀️

In the News

  1. TRC Mawi’omi to take place on October 3 – UPEI
  2. P.E.I. to mark Truth and Reconciliation, Treaty days – Saltwire
  3. Treaty Day marked at Eastlink Centre with colour and culture – Saltwire
  4. How do we commemorate the sites of former residential schools? – The Narwhal
  5. Province commemorates National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Prince Edward Island
  6. Lennox Island chief calls for a residential schools monument in Charlottetown – CBC News
  7. Tiny ceramic artifacts tell story of Mi’kmaw resilience, but they’ve been elusive – CBC News
  8. P.E.I. schools are leaders in Indigenous education, but the work is far from finished – CBC News
  9. Mi’kmaw chiefs say legislative changes raising tensions at Cape Breton protest site – CBC News
  10. Orange Shirt Day in Lennox Island First Nation a way to bring the community together – CBC News
  11. From beadwork to cooking: How Indigenous traditions are shaping reconciliation on P.E.I. – CBC News
  12. New design option for P.E.I. licence plates honours Mi’kmaw community in the province – CBC News
  13. Celebrating Treaty Day and the launch of a licence plate to recognize PEI Mi’kmaq – Prince Edward Island
  14. ‘We are standing together’: Hundreds gather in Charlottetown to honour residential school survivors – Saltwire
  15. Rideau Hall opens its doors for Indigenous culture ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – CTV News

Politics & Law

  1. The Wolastoqey Nation’s fight for Aboriginal title – CBC News
  2. Indigenous people in Quebec are pushing for progress – CBC News
  3. Honouring and Supporting Indigenous Resilience – First Peoples Law
  4. Carney, Simon mark Truth and Reconciliation Day – The Canadian Press
  5. Crown lands bill would criminalize peaceful protests, critics say – CBC News
  6. Mi’kmaw chiefs accuse N.S. premier of dismissing concerns in short fall session – CBC News
  7. FSIN breaks silence on forensic audit findings – but does it address concerns?  – APTN News
  8. Joyce Echaquan’s death sparked change. But 5 years later, change is still just beginning – CBC News
  9. ‘More work remains,’ GG says as Canada marks 5th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – CBC News
  10. Mi’kmaw land protectors say they won’t leave mountain even if Nova Scotia passes controversial law – APTN News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Here’s how Frog Lake is growing by leaps and bounds – CBC News
  2. What Pikangikum’s community hub means for food access  – CBC News
  3. First Light asking politicians to support Indigenous-led clinic – CBC News
  4. First Nation on smallest reserve in Canada has big dreams, ideas for the future – CBC News
  5. ‘Stand with us’: Indigenous artists tapped by big companies for Orange Shirt Day – EverythingGP
  6. 14 First Nations in New Brunswick say tax revenue sharing agreement step toward economic reconciliation – APTN News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Reflecting and learning on September 30 – Nation Talk
  2. Indigenous group wants to bridge gaps, foster connections – The Carillon
  3. An Indigenous child is being hurt and you can help. Will you? – CBC News
  4. Highway renaming ceremony on Kahkewistahaw First Nation – CTV News
  5. Two residential school survivors take up powwow dance to heal – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Learn why the Mi’kmaq calendar has 13 months and what they all mean – Weather Network
  2. B.C. First Nations want meeting with Carney about salmon, need for open-net farm ban – CTV News
  3. Indigenous health authority will monitor upcoming blastomycosis coroner’s inquest – Penticton Herald
  4. Matawa Animal Wellness Services celebrates World Rabies Day with historic milestone – SN News Watch

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    • $200 grocery gift card
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