IndigeNews: September 5 – 10, 2024

A Weekly Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

The Mi’kmaw word of the week is…

“Kina’matnuwo’kuom”
🗣 (ghin-ah-mud-new-whoa-gu-whoa-mm)

Meaning: school 📚🎒

In the News

  1. Potlotek youth ‘really shocked’ by election win  – SaltWire
  2. Kanien’kehá:ka man on why he joined B.C. pipeline blockade – CBC News
  3. First Nation leaders remember AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick – APTN News
  4. RCMP officer in New Brunswick charged with aggravated assault – APTN News
  5. ‘I am in shock’: Reaction to death of AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick – APTN News
  6. Team Lennox Island takes home medals from summer games – West Prince Graphic
  7. Stop fear-mongering around Indigenous rights: First Nations executive – Castlegar News
  8. Elsipogtog First Nation man dead after N.B. RCMP shooting, SiRT investigating – CTV News
  9. B.C. First Nation signs historic coordination agreement with B.C., Canada – Peace Arch News
  10. Federal research funder launches pilot aimed at rooting out Indigenous identity fraud – CBC News
  11. Polaris Prize-winning musician Jermey Dutcher on keeping Indigenous languages alive – CBC Radio
  12. Cathy Merrick to lie in state at Manitoba Legislature Wednesday, a rare ‘very special event’ – CBC News
  13. Police watchdog investigating after Mi’kmaw man killed by RCMP at Elsipogtog First Nation – CBC News
  14. Resilience lives in the bones of Mi’kmaq country 25 years after the Marshall decision – The Globe and Mail
  15. 2 First Nations men killed during confrontations with police in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick – APTN News

Politics & Law

  1. One First Nation’s fight for safe drinking water gains support – APTN News
  2. Developing policies to end academic Indigenous identity fraud – APTN News
  3. Council approves new Indigenous reconciliation framework – Burnaby Beacon
  4. Alberta MLAs call for province to start collecting race-based data – APTN News
  5. Yukon Supreme Court strikes down part of territory’s eviction law – APTN News
  6. ‘Pretty bogus’: Ontario chiefs seek clarity on historic Métis communities – Soo Today
  7. N.L. government reaches tentative rate mitigation deal with Innu Nation – CBC News
  8. Teen shot by RCMP handed over weapons and then ran away, investigators say – CBC News
  9. Use of the Gladue principle has ‘largely failed’ Yellowhead Institute report finds – APTN News
  10. Cowessess receives largest transfer of mineral rights ever in Saskatchewan – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
  11. AMC Stands with First Nations Children as Historic $530 Million Settlement Case Begins – NationTalk
  12. PAGC and FSIN leaders say GST, PST, and Carbon Tax a violation of treaty rights – Prince Albert Daily Herald
  13. ‘The fight’s not over,’ Pimicikamak chief says after urging non-Indigenous moose hunters to return licences – CBC News
  14. Manitoba First Nation under 6-year boil water advisory taking feds to court over funding for treatment plant – CBC News
  15. Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Responds to Investigation into Federal Indigenous Procurement Strategy – Assembly of First Nations
  16. First Nations in Ontario continue to call for more clarity surrounding the identification of six new so-called “historic Métis communities” in the region – NationTalk

Business, Finance & Economics

  1. Major Indigenous housing announcement was made in Toronto – APTN News
  2. Selkirk First Nation clears 1st hurdle to buy Yukon’s abandoned Minto mine – CBC News
  3. Cree-owned ‘Wachiya’ store selling Indigenous arts and crafts in Old Montreal – CBC News
  4. CRTC denies request to have financial details of Bell sale in the North released – APTN News
  5. $200M River Cree expansion highlight’s Enoch Cree Nation’s economic success – Global News
  6. TC Energy says $1B sale of minority stake in pipeline to Indigenous groups is delayed – Global News
  7. Indigenous procurement program fix ‘must be led by First Nations’: AFN Chief Woodhouse – Global News

Education, Health & Culture

  1. Gathering at Fort Qu’Appelle to mark 150 years of Treaty 4 – CBC News
  2. Why APTN’s new channel is a game-changer for Indigenous language learning – CBC News
  3. Mohawk professor receives prestigious accolade from Royal Society of Canada – Windspeaker
  4. Bannock Bums Indigenous comedy showcase delivers punchlines for a good cause – APTN News
  5. ‘It was really beautiful’; Eskasoni residents learn to pick sweetgrass and embrace tradition – SaltWire
  6. Generations have fought to protect Haida Gwaii’s land and culture. They say the’ve won – CBC News
  7. Norval Morrisseau’s legacy ‘irrevocably damaged’ due to art fraud, says judge giving man 5 years in prison – CBC News
  8. ‘Indigenous fashion is blowing up and it’s overwhelming that I’m a part of it,’ says designer heading to Paris – CBC News
  9. Healing centre for residential school survivors in Winnipeg puts programs on hold because of lack of funding – CBC News

Environment, Science & Technology

  1. Non-Indigenous hunters warned to avoid First Nation’s territory – Winnipeg Free Press
  2. ‘YOUTH ARE DYING’: Shamattawa fighting feds for clean drinking water – Winnipeg Sun
  3. How the Métis Nation of Alberta is surveying land for signs of bumblebees at risk – CBC News
  4. Kebaowek Nation enlists help of Bloc Quebecois to stop Chalk River development – APTN News
  5. New Indigenous-led guide helps First Nations track local wildlife with camera traps – IndigiNews
  6. B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement – CTV News
  7. ACFN chief slams AER’s $50K penalty against Imperial Oil for Kearl seepages – Alberta Native News
  8. Warmer temperatures have put chinook salmon — and a way of life — in grave danger – CBC News
  9. Indigenous Mi’kmaw People Use Ingeniously Simple Method To Deter Great White Sharks – Inspire More
  10. 10 years after Franklin shipwreck site was located in Nunavut, Inuit involvement is still strong – CBC News
  11. ‘Pray that they have a safe journey’: Nations bring sockeye back to Arrow Lakes for first time in decades – IndigiNews

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

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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/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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