L’nuey IndigeNews – Sep. 28 – Oct. 4, 2020
Kwe’ nitap,
Hello friend,
The Mi’kmaq word of the week is…
Wela’lioq!
Pronounced: we-la-lee-ohk
Meaning: thank you!
IN THE NEWS
Islanders come together on Orange Shirt Day
Ottawa opens door to First Nations fisheries authority
Islanders called to practise Mi’kmaq language on Treaty Day
Indigenous communities facing ‘alarming’ rise in COVID-19 cases
P.E.I. announces new rights education initiative for 2nd Treaty Day
‘We are all treaty people’; Treaty Day recognized for second year in P.E.I.
Mi’kmaw senator says he has a ‘win-win’ solution to the N.S. fishing dispute
Lennox Island band member shares stories of her culture in new children’s book
Treatment of Indigenous woman in Quebec hospital puts focus on systemic racism
Government of Canada COVID-19 Update for Indigenous Peoples and communities
Mi’kmaq fishers won at the Supreme Court but they’re still fighting for their livelihoods
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: Conservation important but who gets to regulate is key legal issue
Potlotek First Nation celebrates Treaty Day by launching its own rights-based lobster fishery
Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier McNeil Re: Sipekne’katik Treaty-Based Fishery
POLITICS & LAW
More concerns raised over Bill 197
Four First Nations sign historic agreement with Alberta
Mi’kmaw First Nation ‘very positive’ about federal fishery talks
Feds strike working groups to tackle delayed MMIWG action plan
B.C. Supreme Court hears petition for judicial review of Coastal GasLink certificate
Mi’kmaw parliamentarians call for new body to deal with conflict over lobster fishery
Ontario Provincial Police have warrant for arrest of 1492 Land Back Lane spokesperson
N.B. refusal to share carbon taxes collected at First Nation truck stops triggers court fight
BERNADETTE JORDAN: Honouring treaties begins with relearning the history behind them
Indigenous leaders call for investigation following death of First Nations boy in B.C. group home
‘An impossible choice’: Beaver Lake Cree Nation looks to Supreme Court in advanced legal cost case
Death of Youth in Care Sparks Calls by First Nations Leadership and Advocates for Immediate Action
Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Establish National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
CSIS withholds information on Wet’suwet’en demonstrations citing national security threat exemption
BUSINESS & FINANCE
First Nation Business Education
Resources for Indigenous Entrepreneurs
TC Energy inks deal for Indigenous ownership stake in Keystone XL pipeline
Indigenous business owners call on major retailers to pledge more shelf space
Jennifer Podemski launches Shine Network to help empower Indigenous women
Indigenous business panel says lack of capital is a barrier for major project investments
Indigenous designers in B.C. outraged over claims of authenticity by non-Indigenous competitor
Canada: Williams Lake First Nation: First to Enter into Cannabis Agreement with BC Government
EDUCATION, HEALTH & CULTURE
Mi’kmaq artist Jodie B releases her first album
How Indigenous history is being taught in P.E.I. schools
Indigenous Heritage Action Plan Implementation Progress Report
Nova Scotian teen creates virtual Afro-Indigenous youth book club
Young Indigenous adults say Land Back Camp connects them to culture
New head of CBC North wants more Indigenous staff, to promote languages
5 years into agreement, what does treaty education look like in Nova Scotia?
How the vandalism of statues challenges our understanding of Canadian history
Dalhousie faculty association raises concerns over president’s letter on Mi’kmaq fishery
Upgraded partnership unveiled for First Nation’s students and Saskatoon Public Schools
First Nations Health Authority chief medical officer concerned with rising COVID-19 cases
ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
B.C. salmon farm opponents demand answers from DFO
Meet Nukumi, the great white ‘proper matriarch’ tagged off N.S.
Indigenous leaders call out provincial gov’t over moose hunt restrictions
61 Indigenous Communities in Canada Still Need to Boil Water for Safety
Yukon farm offers life skills, employment opportunities to First Nations youth
B.C. grizzlies facing starvation due to declining salmon stock, says First Nation
N.S. commercial fishermen stage peaceful protests over conservation concerns
‘I’ve become cynical about DFO’ says Homalco chief over federal fish farm decision
Métis federation reopens some moose harvesting areas to Métis hunters after 9 years
Federal delay in defining fishing rights frustrates Mi’kmaq and commercial industry on P.E.I.
Two long-term water advisories lifted in Ontario First Nations as feds approach 2021 deadline
Wela’lioq, m’sit no’kmaq
Thank you, all my relations