L’nuey IndigeNews | April 25 – May 1, 2022
A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,
the Mi’kmaq word of the week was…
“Wli Etqoljewiku’s”
well-ee ed-hole-jah-wee-goos
Meaning: Happy May (frog croaking time)!
IN THE NEWS
Moose Hide campaign gifts Murray Sinclair with 3-millionth pin – APTN News
National chief seeks ‘full-fledged’ UN probe into Canadian genocide – APTN News
Nunavut government asks judge to throw out Inuktut education lawsuit – CBC News
ITK wants to give input in child welfare law’s Supreme Court appeal – Nunatsiaq News
Abegweit First Nation says it won’t launch treaty lobster fishery off P.E.I. this year – CBC News
P.E.I.’s Lennox Island First Nation to launch treaty lobster fishery without DFO deal – CBC News
P.E.I. asking Ottawa to change name of Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing – APTN News
Kátł’odeeche First Nation member challenges custom election code as discriminatory – CBC News
Ottawa promises a national monument to survivors and victims of residential schools – CBC News
POLITICS & LAW
Quebec First Nations push for more self-determination – Global News
Bill 96 amounts to cultural genocide, First Nations leaders say – Montreal Gazette
Williams Lake First Nation launches historic land claim settlement referendum – Global News
Inuit organization develops shared plan with RCMP to improve strained relationship – CBC News
First Nations say Ontario bypassing mandatory consultation to accelerate land development – CBC News
BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS
First Nations in B.C. receive $63M boost in forestry revenue sharing – CBC News
$25M announced in Ontario’s budget for Indigenous businesses, entrepreneurs – APTN News
EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE
Acadia First Nation man named finalist for NHL community hero award – APTN News
North America’s largest Indigenous modern beadwork exhibit opens in Regina – CBC News
Stats Can says two-thirds of Indigenous women experience violence or sexual assault – APTN News
Health concerns in remote First Nation in Ontario not taken seriously, says deputy chief – CBC News
‘Breeding grounds for predators’: MPs probe links between resource extraction, MMIWG – APTN News
Mohawks of Akwesasne expanding support for child welfare services with neighbouring city – APTN News
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Safe drinking water settlement blasted for its limitations – Windspeaker.com
Atlantic First Nations Water Authority welcomes funding infusion – CBC News
BC Approves North Coast Gas Project Despite First Nations’ Objections – The Tyee
How Old Crow’s solar farm is changing green energy projects in Yukon – CBC News
Wela’lioq, Msit No’kmaq
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