Manitoba First Nations

• ‘No supports’ for First Nations adults with disabilities on reserve, advocates say

  'If you live off-reserve, the services are there, but if you live on-reserve, they're not,' said Jenn Bercier of Opaskwayak Cree Nation, the mom of an adolescent with a disability

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
  
• ‘We have to fix it faster’: 28 First Nations communities still under boil water advisories

  On World Water Day, more than 2 billion people around the globe are living without access to safe water, including many First Nations communities in Canada.

  Canada

  Mar 22, 2023
  
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• SCO survey to examine First Nations involvement with justice system in Manitoba

  The Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) said Tuesday that it's conducting a survey to address the overrepresentation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in the justice system.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2022
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• Manitoba government creates Indigenous economic development fund

  The new fund will be made available to the 39 Indigenous groups that make up the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin Outlet Channels Project and be given out on a proposal basis.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2022
• Manitoba First Nations organization files lawsuit against Canada for alleged land treaty violation

  A Manitoba First Nations organization is filing a lawsuit against Canada for the alleged violation of a treaty land entitlement promise.

  Politics

  Jun 30, 2022
• COVID-19: Dropping First Nations infections brings hope Omicron wave has passed

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu cautioned there is still a need for vigilance as some communities deal with significant COVID-19 outbreaks.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2022
• Northern Manitoba First Nations communities bracing for Omicron variant

  While Delta remains the dominant COVID strain in the Northern Health Region, many remote First Nations communities are bracing for the more transmissible Omicron variant.

  Health

  Jan 7, 2022
• Manitoba Indigenous leaders, advocates hope federal compensation will help with healing

  Indigenous advocates in Manitoba say they hope the federal government's $40-billion compensation deal will help bring healing to those hurt by the child welfare system.

  Canada

  Jan 4, 2022
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• Southern Chiefs helping First Nations Manitobans navigate status card process

  Indigenous Manitobans who need to renew or replace their status cards are getting a hand from the Southern Chiefs' Organization.

  Politics

  Nov 29, 2021
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• COVID-19 test positivity rate climbing for Manitoba First Nations on reserve

  Daily case numbers and test positivity rates are on the rise as Manitoba enters a fourth wave, and it's showing signs in some northern First Nations communities as well.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2021