A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

 

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…

“Nikana’laji”

Meaning: s/he leads them, leader

IN THE NEWS

Students learn Mi’kmaw traditions through cooking class – CBC News

Sir John A. statue in Charlottetown will stay, but he’ll have some company – CBC News

JAIME BATTISTE: Moderate livelihood a question of law and fairness – SaltWire Network

P.E.I. students relive ‘grand tragedy’ of Indigenous history through blanket exercise – CBC News

Abegweit First Nation gets land, money for corridor to connect to Hillsborough River – CBC News

Potlotek First Nation launches legal action to get federal government ‘off our backs’ – APTN News

Sir John A. Macdonald statue resolution an opportunity for education, Mi’kmaw leader says – CBC News

Epekwitk Assembly say they weren’t adequately consulted on P.E.I. environmental rights bill – SaltWire Network

United Nations committee seeks answers from Canada over racism, violence against Mi’kmaw fishers – Ku’ku’kwes News

U.N. committee demands Canada respond to allegations it failed to protect Mi’kmaw fishers from racism, violence – APTN News

POLITICS & LAW

MPs issue conflicting reports on contentious First Nations fishery – CBC News

First Nations sue Ontario over changes to environmental laws – Northern News

Next phase of Restoule Treaty annuity appeal beginning in early June – Law Times

Potlotek First Nation seeks injunction against DFO over self-regulated fishery – CBC News

Canada: SCC Affirms Non-Canadian Indigenous People Have Right To Hunt In Canada – Mondaq

For First Nations under the thumb of the Indian Act, where does justice come from? – APTN News

Who is an expert in Indigenous history up for debate in Nipissing hunting and fishing trial – CBC News

Constitutional challenge falls apart as North Bay court hears no evidence of Amikwa nation – CBC News

After more than a century, Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man gets something back for stolen land – APTN News

‘Even the ancestors are celebrating’: Sask. First Nation moving forward after 26-year legal battle over land – CTV News

Proposed federal justice reforms could reduce number of Indigenous, Black people in system, say advocates – CBC News

Ontario First Nations court challenge against Ford Government’s gutting of Environmental Assessment Laws begins – Anishinabek News

BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS

Nunavut MP calls federal housing funding ‘laughable’ – Nunatsiaq News

Indigenous children, families and the 2021 federal budget – Toronto Star

Saskatchewan Indigenous companies to explore SMR investments – Global News

Ottawa invests ‘crucial’ $2.7 million to help Sipekne’katik housing crisis – SaltWire Network

Federal government funding construction of 19 homes in 2 Island First Nations – CTV News

Is ‘Grande Alliance’ deal in Quebec worth it? Some Cree hunters aren’t so sure – APTN News

Marathon Gold and Miawpukek First Nation Sign Memorandum of Understanding – Financial Post

Abegweit First Nation to benefit from active transportation and social infrastructure investments – Infrastructure Canada

EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE

COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: What you need to know – CBC News

The Mi’kmaq artisan who had a hand in building Lunenburg’s famous Bluenose – Maclean’s

Mi’kmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby on pushing boundaries, pursuing his vision – Times Colonist

Saskatchewan First Nations respond to Ottawa delay for water advisory deadline – Global News

Cross-Canada walk to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women – CTV News

Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities – Indigenous Services Canada

A plan to ensure greater funding for First Nations children, families and communities – Indigenous Services Canada

Mi’kma’ki storyteller hopes workshop encourages “beautiful increase” in Indigenous narrative artists – SaltWire Network

Mi’kmaw hockey player hopes recommendations of task force are implemented to improve the game he loves – CTV News

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

First Nations oppose permanent Hydro river flow permit – Turtle Island News

New Mi’kmaw-led land trust aims to protect culturally significant lands – CBC News

Manitoba First Nations want concerns over Churchill River Diversion addressed – CTV News

Wet’suwet’en First Nation’s long-term boil water advisory lifted – Burns Lake Lakes District News

Unama’ki community-led alert system “wildly successful” in first nine months – SaltWire Network

Mi’kmaw student creates lab at Acadia to share traditional knowledge with future scientists – CBC News

B.C. First Nation sets up checkpoints following confrontations between protesters and forestry workers – CBC News

‘They never said a word’: DFO told B.C. salmon farmers, but not First Nations, about mouth rot infestation – The Narwhal

 

Wela’lioq, M’sit No’kmaq

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Thank you, All My Relations