L’nuey IndigeNews – Mar. 15 – 21, 2021
A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitup – Hello friend,
the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Waspu”
Meaning: seal 🦭
IN THE NEWS
Reserves on Prince Edward Island – The Canadian Encyclopedia
Opinion: Federal fisheries minister should resign following DFO decision – West Prince Graphic
Show us the science: Chiefs ask Ottawa to see the evidence for limiting their fisheries – The Star
Tahltan government says it wants gold, copper and silver mines out of the territory – APTN News
Lennox Island to mark lives lost in ‘treacherous’ walk across ice before causeway built – CBC News
JOHN JOE SARK: Mi’kmaq understood conservation thousands of years before Europeans – The Guardian
POLITICS & LAW
Tŝilhqot’in Nation voices Indigenous law at B.C. appeal hearing – APTN News
Justice advocates await Ottawa’s promised national Indigenous justice strategy – CBC News
First Nations lawsuits highlight planning and consultation tensions, experts say – Yukon News
National human rights group calls for changes to how Manitoba screens law students – CBC News
Feds ask for independent review of documents for St. Anne’s residential school claims – CBC News
Systemic racism still a contentious issue at Quebec-First Nations political roundtable – Global News
Judge rejects North Island First Nation’s herring fishery injunction request – Nanaimo News Bulletin
‘Open and frank’ meeting takes place between Indigenous leaders and Quebec government – APTN News
BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS
Facebook phishing scams target Indigenous artists’ business pages – CBC News
Ottawa set to launch $1B initiative for Indigenous community projects – CBC News
Indigenous input missing from Canada’s ESG investment standards – Business in Vancouver
Infrastructure bank launches Indigenous initiative, advocates say money not enough – Orillia Matters
No more excuses: Money would fix Nunavut’s housing crisis but Ottawa doesn’t want to pay – APTN News
EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE
Mi’kmaw couple bring their language to hit TV show Vikings – CBC News
U of M institute leads ‘momentous’ vaccine rollout to First Nations – Winnipeg Sun
Yoga instructor Shayla Stonechild uses yoga for health and education – APTN News
Indigenous languages projects get boost in latest round of federal funding – CBC News
Mi’kmaq artist Morgan Toney tackles the Unknown in new song, Alasutamaqn – CBC News
Military to help vaccinate up to 23 northern Manitoba First Nations against COVID-19 – CBC News
Rebecca Thomas explores Mi’kmaw language in poetry collection I place you into the fire – CBC Radio
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The fight to end corporate control over the Nechako River – National Observer
Sask. Indigenous, environmental groups call for halt to public land selloff – CBC News
After a decade of supporting the Baffinland mine, QIA reverses its position – APTN News
Fort Nelson First Nation gets $40.5M federal funding for clean energy project – CBC News
Wela’lioq, M’sit No’kmaq
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