L’nuey IndigeNews – May 25 – 30, 2021
A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,
the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Wenmajita’sit”
Meaning: s/he is mourning
IN THE NEWS
4 P.E.I. groups recognized for reconciliation work on the Island – CBC News
P.E.I. First Nation to honour residential school victims from Kamloops, B.C. – CBC News
Fisheries rights trial for 4 Mi’kmaw fishermen set to go ahead in September – CBC News
Fisheries Department invites Mi’kmaq, scientists to discuss lobster conservation – Global News
Flags on federal buildings lowered in memory of Kamloops residential school victims – CBC News
Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says – CBC News
Welcome to Atoqwa’sue’kaqn, Epekwitk: P.E.I. places marked with their Mi’kmaw names – CBC News
POLITICS & LAW
Ontario releases Pathways to Safety plan in response to MMIWG inquiry – CBC News
MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation – Kamloops This Week
Canada and Dokis First Nation celebrate settlement of specific claim – Anishinabek News
No more kicking ‘the rock down the road,’ says P.E.I. MP on Indigenous fishery – CBC News
UPDATED: Eskasoni re-elects Chief Leroy Denny, adds two women to council – SaltWire Network
Who are the ‘Aboriginal Peoples of Canada’?: Case comment on R. v. Desautel – First Peoples Law
BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS
Moosomin First Nation promises ‘revitalization’ with new horse-racing track – CBC News
New Indigenous modelling agency aims to support clients’ wellbeing, remove barriers – CBC News
EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE
A ‘historic milestone’: Quebec invests in Indigenous-led health services – CTV News
‘A dream for many’: Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre set to open in 2025 – CBC News
New Mi’kmaw Chair in Healthy L’nu Communities Created – Government of Nova Scotia
Two new L’nuk lawyers bring their passion back home to Cape Breton – SaltWire Network
Joyce Echaquan’s death lays bare, once again, problems in Quebec’s health-care system – CBC News
Feds failed to fulfill medical staffing needs in Indigenous communities amid COVID-19: AG – CTV News
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP – Vancouver Sun
Ongoing arrests of old growth defenders ignite questions about injunctions – The Discourse
N.S. Mi’kmaq to start season with scaled-down plans for fishery in St. Marys Bay – Global News
Wela’lioq, M’sit No’kmaq
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