IndigeNews: Sep. 5 – 11, 2023

A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Wikumkewiku’s”
(wee-goom-gay-wee-goos)

Meaning: September (mate calling moon/time)

In the News

  1. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on 3-day visit to P.E.I. – CBC News
  2. Mi’kmaw elders oppose proposed Cape Breton copper mine – SaltWire
  3. Why calls to ‘search the landfill’ continue to grow: Unreserved – CBC Listen
  4. Bear Head Energy and Eskasoni team up on green hydrogen project – SaltWire
  5. Hundreds anticipated for Robinson Huron Treaty gathering – Elliot Lake Today
  6. Two arrested during protest at wharf where Mi’kmaw fishery underway – APTN News
  7. Interpretive signage to promote Reconcilation, education at P.E.I. historic site – Sign Media
  8. This woman was Pabineau First Nation powwow’s first female master of ceremonies – CBC News
  9. Federal government apologizes to Williams Lake First Nation for illegal settlement of its lands – CBC News
  10. Chiefs of Ontario demand the return of all Greenbelt land, call for criminal investigation – Penticton Herald
  11. Halifax’s new development projects must not repeat the wrongs done to racialized communities – The Conversation

Politics & Law

  1. First Nations want moratorium on placer mining – Business in Vancouver
  2. Marc Miller touts progress on reconciliation, has harsh words for Poilievre – CBC News
  3. First Nations roundly condemn Ontario government’s Greenbelt land swap plan – APTN News
  4. ‘Low-key’ King Charles focused on Indigenous reconciliation in first year on throne – Toronto Star
  5. First Nations Chief calls out province, feds over dire state of health care services – Winnipeg Sun
  6. Northern Alberta chiefs declare emergency over mental health, addictions crisis – Calgary Herald
  7. Mineral company evicted from Innu territory for unwanted, incompatible exploration – Windspeaker
  8. Ontario First Nations leaders reiterate opposition to Greenbelt land swap in unanimous vote – CBC News
  9. Federal government apologizes to Williams Lake First Nation for illegal settlement of its lands – CBC News
  10. One First Nation seeks to amend $10B Robinson Huron Treaty settlement’s annuity distribution plan – CTV News

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Critics blast proposed ISC spending cuts – Penticton Herald
  2. 4 northern Ontario First Nations form coalition to bid on new power line – CBC News
  3. Chiefs say airline has monopoly over transport to remote Manitoba First Nations – CBC News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Casting for Netflix comedy series underway in Nunavut – Nunavut News
  2. Healing is first priority after WLFN purchases former residential ‘school’ site  – The Wren
  3. The personal and political mélange of Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ I’m Good, HBU? – CBC Music
  4. 5 First Nations in northern Alberta declare state of emergency after spate of drug deaths – CBC News
  5. A group of Inuit artists is travelling to museums to study traditional Inuit clothing and tools – CBC News
  6. Flat Bay Band will soon have new cultural centre with $2.4M help from federal government – CBC News
  7. Governments, industry told to put money earned from resources into addressing addictions – Windspeaker
  8. New doc to premiere at TIFF shines spotlight on clean water inequities faced by First Nations – Windspeaker
  9. Ceremony, sovereignty and settlement are top of mind for many at the Robinson-Huron Treaty gathering – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. New study looks at how beaver migration is impacting Inuit – Cabin Radio
  2. How Elders see the changes facing the NWT’s landscape and peoples – Cabin Radio
  3. Gwich’in celebrate cancellation of oil exploration leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge – CBC News
  4. Shuswap wildfire ruin is revealed as B.C. faces ‘sleeping giant’ of drought – North Shore News
  5. University students turn field of weeds into bounty for Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – CBC News
  6. How First Nations in B.C. are reclaiming control and access in their traditional territories – CBC News
  7. N.W.T. evacuees talk traditional knowledge in fire management and mental health from land – APTN News
  8. Gitanyow celebrates the return of salmon as B.C. inches toward recognizing the nation’s protected area – The Narwhal

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

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‘How We Say 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/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.

‘Definition of 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/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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