This land-based camp will take place March 3-5 at Max Simms Camp.

Youth will have the opportunity to rediscover what being Mi’kmaw means for them as well as earn the ceremonies and their cultural importance. Youth can also participate in sustainable land-based practices.

Registration for youth aged 12-16 is now open and can be accessed by contacting Paul Pike or Terri Humphries.

Paul Pike
ppike@qalipu.ca
647-3050

Terri Humphries
thumphries@qalipu.ca
651-7668

The Indigenous Labour Market Information (ILMI) project began in 2018 and is scheduled to continue through 2023. Currently, the ILMI project is being carried out in First Nation communities across Canada, including Qalipu First Nation. The project is funded by Employment & Service Development Canada (ESDC) and is maintained and supported by Aboriginal Employment Services Inc. (AES).

The purpose of the ILMI Survey Project is to provide a snapshot of the current labour force in our communities to assist with planning, program development, and identifying issues that need to be addressed. Through Qalipu First Nation, the Education and Training department is attempting to fill this gap by collecting this vital information, with an overall goal of matching community members to meaningful jobs.

Please see below for a link to the survey, the survey is open to all registered Qalipu First Nation members, 15 years and older, regardless of their current employment status or location.

All registered members of Qalipu First Nation aged fifteen and older who complete this survey will receive a $25.00 gift card.

To complete the ILMI Survey, click here: https://secure.indigenouslmi.ca/survey/startsurvey.aspx?s=1192004

Qalipu First Nation is seeking applications from organizations that are interested in our Youth Summer Employment Program (YSEP).

This program has been successful in improving the employability skills of Indigenous youth which will assist them to succeed in the workforce. Additionally, students are provided with tools that will help them advance their education.

Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 12:00 P.M. on April 7, 2023. To apply, you must fill out the YSEP Employer Application. You must also include a letter about how a summer student would be beneficial to your organization and the community.

Please note that funds are limited. Employers are encouraged to seek other avenues for student hiring this summer as well.

For more information and the application, click here: https://qalipu.ca/youth-programs/

A limited supply of T-shirts featuring this design will be available for sale at our Corner Brook office starting today!  The shirts cost $12 each and all proceeds from the sale to be donated to the Janeway Children’s Hospital.

For individuals outside the Corner Brook area, please call 634-0996 to place your order and arrange email money transfer.  T-shirts will then be delivered to one of our participating satellite offices at St. George’s, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Gander.  This option is available from February 2nd-10th only.

Pink Shirt Day happens annually on the last Wednesday in February, this year on February 22.  It began in 2007 when a student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. It has since been recognized annually worldwide as a day to stand against bullying.

Read on for all the details as shared on the Indigenous Services Canada website.

Former and current members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Context

A service members agreement was developed by the Government of Canada, Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation and the Federation of Newfoundland Indians to establish criteria for accepting former and current members of the CAF and the RCMP as Qalipu founding members based on the special place of honour they hold in the Mi’kmaw culture due to their service as protectors of Canada and their communities. The agreement applies to persons who were part of the enrolment process between 2008 and 2012 but were denied founding membership based on the group acceptance criterion.

Opportunity

The agreement applies to persons who had founding membership under the 2008 agreement and who, on September 22, 2011, were or had been:

• officers or non-commissioned members of the CAF serving in the Regular Force or the Primary Reserve after completing basic training, including those honourably released

or

• serving in the Canadian Rangers, including those honourably released

or

• police officers of the RCMP, including special constables and reservists appointed pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, excluding those dismissed with cause

and

• applicants for founding membership under the 2008 agreement

Those persons will now be eligible to submit documentation proving their service so as to meet the group acceptance criterion. Applicants will still need to meet the self-identification criterion, the connection to a pre-Confederation Mi’kmaq community criterion and the Canadian Indian ancestry criterion, as set out in the 2008 agreement and the supplemental agreement.

Process

Persons denied under the group acceptance criterion can expect to get a letter in January 2023. They will have 45 days from the date of the letter to provide the required documents. The only documents accepted will be those proving service in one of the groups listed under Opportunity. Applicants may want to reach out to the CAF or the RCMP to obtain documents proving their service. The documents provided will be sent to the enrolment committee for assessment and decision. Decisions will be communicated in the summer of 2023 and will provide information on next steps.

Note that if an applicant’s Canadian Indian ancestry was not assessed previously, it will be reviewed from their original application package.