L’nuey IndigeNews – Sep. 27 – Oct. 3, 2021
A Canadian Indigenous News Update from L’nuey
Kwe’ nitap – Hello friend,
the Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
“Ila’matulti’k”
well-ee wih-geh-wee-goos
“Happy animal fattening moon (October)!”
IN THE NEWS
‘No reconciliation without truth’, P.E.I. MLAs hear – CBC News
Art exhibit in Georgetown is a ‘call to action’ on Indigenous issues – CBC News
Prince Edward Island celebrates Treaty Day – Government of Prince Edward Island
Judge upholds human rights compensation order for First Nations kids – APTN News
Cowessess First Nation says it has identified 300 of 751 unmarked graves – Global News
Charlottetown Islanders announce plans to honour residential school survivors – SaltWire Network
Islanders reflect on residential school legacy at Truth and Reconciliation Day ceremony – CBC News
Thousands gather on Parliament Hill to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – APTN News
Next steps What Mi’kmaq on Prince Edward Island want and need now to help them heal – CBC News
POLITICS & LAW
Made of Sterner Stuff —The Problem with Allies – First Peoples Law
For the 1st time, Listuguj Mi’kmaq can legally sell fall lobster catch – CBC News
Federal Court approves residential school day scholars settlement – CBC News
Feds failed to consult Peguis on Hydro line project: court – Winnipeg Free Press
Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw fishery symbolic of fight for Indigenous self-governance – CTV News
First Nations group challenging MZO granted for massive Orbit proposal in Innisfil – Barrie Today
Liberals need to get premiers around table on Indigenous issues, says AFN chief – SaltWire Network
N.L. and federal governments, Innu Nation reach agreement, injunction will be dropped – CBC News
Echaquan corner’s report calls on Quebec to ‘recognize and eliminate’ systemic racism – APTN News
Treaty Day celebrates centuries old relationship between two nations in Mi’kma’ki – SaltWire Network
BUSINESS, FINANCE & ECONOMICS
Digital skills and government support: How to empower Indigenous entrepreneurs – BNN Bloomberg
EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE
Truth and Reconciliation Day in Atlantic Canada – SaltWire Network
Ontario announces new Indigenous curriculum for Grades 1-3 – CBC News
Cape Breton University hires Mi’kmaw academic for advisory role – CBC News
Day school survivor shares tradition of making Mi’kmaw baskets – APTN News
First Nation, Métis leaders pushing past COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy – Global News
Mi’kmaq hockey legacy helping re-claim pride, inspire reconciliation – Global News
Indigenous archeology and finding the “children who never came home” – CBC News
‘A Woman of Many Firsts’: Bust of Mi’kmaw educator Elsie Basque unveiled – CBC News
‘An ongoing symbol of colonization’: How bad water affects First Nations’ health – Global News
Cape Breton University names adviser in charge of academic decolonization – SaltWire Network
New archive featuring interviews with Mi’kmaw elders launches online, aims to expand – CBC News
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Land-based education teaches White Bear First Nation kids survival skills – Global News
Done waiting on B.C., Gitanyow declare new protected area: ‘this is all our land’ – The Narwhal
Road blocks go up on Wet’suwet’en territory to stop Coastal GasLink from drilling – APTN News
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine – Lethbridge News Now
What are Indigenous knowledge systems — and how can they help fight climate change? – TVO
Conversation: A new Indigenous engineering firm is set to SOAR – Canadian Consulting Engineer
First Nations challenge law after man charged for killing moose to honour dead uncle – Canada.com
Wela’lioq, Msit No’kmaq
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