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08/12/2026

Meta, the owner of Facebook, began blocking news content for Canadian users on Facebook and Instagram on August 1, 2023.

The move was a direct response to the passing of Canada's Online News Act (Bill C-18), which required major tech platforms to compensate news outlets for journalism shared on their networks.

Rather than compensate real journalism, this incredibly rich company, which makes $200.97 billion every year off of people like you and me, it has just banned the news in Canada on their platforms.

This ban has directly hurt indigenous communities like the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach.

The Naskapi Nation is small, just under 3,000 people.
It is difficult to filter out the noise of national and international news and to find out what is happening that is affecting our community.

This is why this page exists.

We read the news, find articles that are relevant to the Naskapi people and the surrounding area, and post them on the page, crediting the real journalists.

As a reminder, racism and vulgarity against Naskapi people or Indigenous people in general will get you banned.

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08/12/2026

NeoTerrex Cleared for 2026 Exploration at Strange Lake West, Next to Torngat's Rare Earths Deposit | Mining.com
Date: August 2026

NeoTerrex Minerals has received confirmation from the Kativik Regional Government authorizing its planned 2026 exploration program at the Strange Lake West project in Nunavik, on Naskapi territory in the northeast of the region.

The project sits directly next to Torngat Metals' Strange Lake heavy rare earths deposit at Lac Brisson, the same area where Innu and Naskapi land users have been opposing development. The approved program includes geological mapping, rock and geochemical sampling, and lake-bottom sediment sampling, with field work expected to begin in August 2026.

The authorization comes with environmental conditions, including waste management, wildlife protection and caribou monitoring and mitigation measures. The George River caribou herd, whose range crosses this territory, has declined sharply over the past three decades. NeoTerrex says historical sampling on the property returned rare earth values including dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element, and that there had been no recorded exploration there since 2011.

The map below shows the project's location relative to Kawawachikamach and Schefferville.

Map: Naskapi News

08/11/2026

'It's an Insult': Call to Remove Effigies of Indigenous Faces on Jacques Cartier Fountain in Saint-Henri | CityNews and Global News
Date: July 30, 2026

An Innu surgeon in Montreal is urging city officials to change the Jacques Cartier monument-fountain in the Sud-Ouest borough, calling it insulting to Indigenous people.

Dr. Stanley Vollant wants two elements changed on the fountain in the Saint-Henri park: its effigies of Indigenous faces and its plaque. He first noticed the effigies in the summer of 2020, when his daughter, then five, brought them to his attention.

"My daughter told me, 'hey daddy, what are those monsters that are spitting out water?'" recounted Vollant, who lives across from the monument-fountain. "And I took a look and it was Indigenous faces, very hideous Indigenous faces spitting out water. And I said to my daughter, Beatrice, 'this is us. Those monsters are us.' And she said, 'why do they despise us as monsters?' I said, 'that's history, my love, and we have to change that history.'"

Vollant is not asking for the fountain to be destroyed or removed, only changed. "I think as a group we can find something much better," he said, "and also maybe to remove those gargoyles that are Indigenous people, put something else without destroying this beautiful fountain."

Photo: Global News

08/11/2026

Province Announces $270,000 in Grants for the Rehabilitation of Indigenous Inmates | VOCM
Journalist: Beth Fagan / Date: July 31, 2026

Newfoundland and Labrador is providing grants to help with programming and supports for the rehabilitation of Indigenous inmates.

The $270,000 in funding will allow the Nunatsiavut Government and the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation to continue to deliver cultural programming at the Labrador Correctional Centre. The programming supports Indigenous inmates in reconnecting with their culture and communities as part of their rehabilitation.

Photo: VOCM

08/11/2026

AFN Rejects Newfoundland's Claims on Innu Presence in Labrador | The Hamilton Spectator
Journalist: Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative / Date: July 23, 2026

The Assembly of First Nations has rejected the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's position on Innu history, standing in solidarity with the Innu Nation.

Francis Verreault-Paul, AFN regional chief for Quebec and Labrador, stressed the personal weight of the resolution. "As a proud Innu, I understood from the beginning that this fight was never about one Nation alone; it was about all First Nations," he said. "The powerful and inspiring words of Elder Elizabeth Penashue showed that our history belongs to us."

The resolution, titled "Reject Efforts to Control First Nations Histories and Undermine Rights Recognition," was passed unanimously at the AFN's Annual General Assembly in Ottawa. It responds to the province's continued promotion of a theory that the Innu have been present in Labrador for only 300 years, a claim widely discredited by scholars and Indigenous leaders and one the Innu Nation says disregards archaeological evidence, academic consensus and Innu oral history.

Chief Patricia Andrew, Elder Elizabeth Penashue and Cultural Guardian Jodie Ashini spoke in support. Citing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the resolution mandates the AFN to press both governments to oppose political actions that misrepresent Indigenous history, and asks Newfoundland and Labrador to instruct its departments to stop advancing the 300-year claim.

Photo: Jesse Nobess / Innu Nation

08/11/2026

Outpouring of Condolences, Shared Stories of Innu Elder Joachim Nui Sr. | CBC News
Journalist: Ashley Fitzpatrick / Date: July 19, 2026

In the days since the death of Innu elder Joachim Nui Sr. on July 9, memories have continued to be shared of one of the last of the Innu on the Labrador Peninsula to grow up in the nomadic life.

"Life was very different for my father," his son, John Nui, told CBC News. Nui was one of the last to move between encampments on foot and by kometik sled pulled by dog teams. The family later moved into Sheshatshiu, and Nui eventually settled in Natuashish. His son noted the community's experience of settlement at Davis Inlet on Iluikoyak Island before the relocation to Natuashish in the 1990s, after decades of failed promises from colonial governments.

Nui worked for a time for a missionary and as a guide for caribou hunters, teaching how to use the whole animal without waste, and spent much of his life in the fishery alongside his wife. "He had a very harsh but a good life," John Nui said. "He was a very stern man but he taught us very well, to not take things for granted and always treat people right even though they're not treating us right."

He is remembered as the last traditional drummer on the Labrador Peninsula. In Innu tradition, his son said, the role is not one anyone slides in and out of: "You have to have your own dreams of making the drum and your own songs." His father's drum will be kept with the family.

Photo: Greg Locke / Innu Nation

08/10/2026

More Than Just Music: Connection and Healing Take Centre Stage at Popular Innu Festival | CBC News
Journalist: Brianne Fequet / Date: July 31, 2026

For more than 40 years, the Innu community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam, just east of Sept-Îles, has become a music lover's paradise during the first weekend of August, when it hosts the Innu Nikamu festival.

Innu Nikamu means "The Innu sings" in Innu-aimun. The festival draws tens of thousands of visitors and has hosted everyone from Indigenous artists like Elisapie, Kashtin and Samian to international acts. This year's headliners include The Offspring, Anyma Ora' and Éric Lapointe. But over time it has become more than a celebration of music. It is a moment of connection and healing.

The festival stands on the grounds where the Pensionnat Notre-Dame residential school once operated, from 1952 until 1971. More than 200 Innu children from across the North Shore were taken from their families and sent there each year.

Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot, who has led the festival since 2022, said building it there was a way of reclaiming a place that held so much sorrow. "To see the kids that are running everywhere, having fun, laughing. To see the contrast between those two periods, it's really moving and it feels like it cleanses the site of a lot of the negative things that happened here."

The festival, alcohol-free since it began in 1985, was founded by a group of community musicians who called themselves "The Dreamers," including members of the folk duo Kashtin. "There's a lot of love between the people that come to the festival," Thirnish-Pilot said.

Photo: Brianne Fequet / CBC

08/10/2026

Innu Inquiry Formal Hearings Draw to a Close as Parties Give Final Submissions | CBC News
Journalist: Ryan Cooke / Date: July 17, 2026

Formal hearings have ended in the public inquiry into how Innu families were treated in Labrador's child protection system, four years after the process began.

Jolene Ashini, a lawyer representing the people of Sheshatshiu and Natuashish, gave the final word for the Innu on Thursday in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She said the inquiry has pulled painful memories to the surface, scars of colonialism from the present day to the not-so-distant past.

"The success of this inquiry will not ultimately be measured by the publication of its report or by the promises made in response. It will be measured by whether Innu children are safer," she said. "It will be measured by whether Innu children grow up knowing who they are, where they belong, and that they will always have a place within their families, communities and nation."

The inquiry's three commissioners have until October to craft their final report. They have heard from Innu families, social workers, investigators and others over the course of the hearings.

If you or someone you know is struggling, the Hope for Wellness Help Line offers 24/7 support to all Indigenous people at 1-855-242-3310, and Canada's 988 Su***de Crisis Helpline can be reached by call or text.

Photo: Jacob Barker / CBC

08/10/2026

Hydro-Québec Mulls Waiving $250M in Unpaid Power Bills in Indigenous Communities | CBC News and The Canadian Press
Journalist: CBC News / Date: July 28, 2026

A report commissioned by Hydro-Québec is recommending the utility forgive more than $250 million in unpaid electricity bills owed by members of some First Nations and Inuit communities.

The report was prepared by retired Quebec judge François Rolland, commissioned after a 2024 Radio-Canada investigation revealed the scale of unpaid electricity bills among people living in 15 communities. According to the utility, nearly half the customers in those communities have outstanding balances.

The report's central recommendation is for Hydro-Québec to transfer the debts to the communities themselves and let them decide whether to collect the money, reduce the debts or forgive them altogether. Rolland said the recommendation is intended to support "economic reconciliation" by building new relationships based on respect, trust and recognition of the historical and contemporary realities experienced by members of First Nations and Inuit communities.

Photo: Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press

08/08/2026

Rail Service to Schefferville and Labrador Resumes After Storm Closure | Ma Côte-Nord
Journalist: Ma Côte-Nord / Date: August 8, 2026

Emergency work on the QNS&L railway north of Sept-Îles is complete, and rail service to Schefferville and Labrador is returning to normal after heavy rains forced a closure in recent days.

Tshiuetin Rail Transportation has resumed its service to Schefferville, the line that links Kawawachikamach and the Schefferville area to the south. Rio Tinto IOC also announced a resumption of transport to Labrador City. Ore and passenger trains have been running again progressively since Friday evening, marking a return to normal operations after the work carried out over the past several days.

"We want to thank all the staff who contributed to this work. Thanks to their professionalism and vigilance, it was carried out safely and efficiently," Rio Tinto IOC said on social media. "We also thank users for their understanding, patience and collaboration throughout this period."

Photo: Ma Côte-Nord

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