A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey

 

Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,

the Mi’kmaq words of the week were…

 

“Kejiatl”

Meaning: understands, is aware

IN THE NEWS

Calls grow for Indigenous-led inquiry into systemic racism – CBC News

We’koqma’q gets federal approval for moderate livelihood fishery – CBC News

Quebec’s Bill-96 goes against reconciliation say Indigenous leaders – APTN News

Moderate livelihood fishery launched by First Nation in Cape Breton – Global News

Murray Sinclair honoured with Order of Canada at Rideau Hall ceremony – APTN News

Second Cape Breton First Nation establishes moderate livelihood fishery – SaltWire Network

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation gathers to mark detection of unmarked graves – APTN News

Concerns raised by survivors, advocates as Indian day school settlement deadline approaches – CBC News

Residential school survivors push for papal visit to Kamloops, B.C., want input on expected apology – CBC News

POLITICS & LAW

Kahnawà:ke youth protest against Bill 96 – Global News

Business as usual: Thunder Bay police and the damage done – APTN News

Indigenous calls for exemptions to Quebec’s Bill 96 get louder – CBC News

$50M lawsuit alleges practice of birth alerts still continues in Ontario – APTN News

Return of salmon part of Columbia River Treaty negotiations: First Nations – The Nelson Daily

‘We will not stand for it’: Quebec First Nations vow to fight Bill 96 in court – Montreal Gazette

Quebec First Nations launch initiative to prepare self government measures – Turtle Island News

Bill aims to guarantee inclusion of Indigenous names on B.C. government documents – CBC News

Manitoba government takes initial steps to transform Indigenous Child Welfare System – Global News

First Nation leaders raise their community issues with during meeting with Doug Ford – Turtle Island News

‘After 25 years, they’re only halfway done,’ chief says on anniversary of Manitoba land entitlement deal – CBC News

Manitoba prepares to turn over child welfare to Indigenous governments with information-sharing legislation – CBC News

Robinson Huron Treaty leadership calls on Ontario party leaders to commit to upholding Treaty responsibilities – Anishinabek News

BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS

If you like wood, you’ll love West Coast First Nations architecture – Construct Connect Canada

EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE

MMIWG music video filmed in Eskasoni First Nation – CBC News

Truro middle school teaching Mi’kmaw language to students – APTN News

Wolastoqey immersion school set to open this fall in Fredericton – CBC News

Inside Ontario’s child welfare system where kids are ‘commodities’ – APTN News

CBRM wants 266-year-old scalping proclamation removed from the books – CBC News

Report highlights anti-Indigenous racism in Ottawa-area health care system – CBC News

How archaeologists look for unmarked graves in Indigenous communities – The Globe and Mail

Northern Manitoba First Nations declare state of emergency over nursing shortage – CBC News

Titanic expedition a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these Indigenous artists from N.L. – CBC News

Report says Indigenous people experience racism in Ottawa’s healthcare system on regular basis – APTN News

A new path: B.C. museums and historical attractions consulting with First Nations on how to honour Indigenous history – Vancouver Sun

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sipnekne’katik First Nation to launch river cleanup next month – CBC News

B.C. makes contentious change to moose, caribou hunt in northeast – CBC News

How ancient forest gardens could impact Nuchatlaht First Nation’s land claim – CBC News

B.C. wants First Nations to agree before old-growth logging deferred on shared lands – Toronto Star

As ‘overwhelming’ cleanup begins in Peguis First Nation, extent of flood damage emerges – CBC News

 

Wela’lioq, Msit No’kmaq

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Thank you, All My Relations