Assembly Of Manitoba Chiefs

• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs names Chief Betsy Kennedy acting grand chief

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has named a temporary replacement following the death of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick.

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  Sep 28
  
• Cathy Merrick re-elected for second term as leader of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs

  Merrick, who was first elected grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in 2022, secured another term in a landslide win during the advocacy group's annual general assembly. 

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  Jul 25
  
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• Manitoba Chiefs decry reduced federal funds for residential school searches

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is criticizing the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools.

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  Jul 23
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• Dozens gather to mark Red Dress Day in Winnipeg

  People from around the city gathered at The Forks to honour those who were taken too soon, and remember those who are still missing.

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  May 5
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs calls for permanent road connecting remote communities

  Remote communities are coming together to ask for a permanent road spanning about 252 km, so they don't have to rely on the winter road system anymore.

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  Jan 31
• Report details cost estimates, risks of proposed Manitoba landfill search for remains

  The proposed search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women could cost $90 million — about half the projected maximum in an earlier estimate.

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  Jan 26
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, experts say landfill search could take less than a year

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has submitted a new report to governments that it said addresses safety concerns around searching a Winnipeg-area landfill.

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  Jan 25
• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says further research on landfill search complete

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says a second feasibility study assessing the scope of a landfill search for the remains of two First Nations women has been completed.

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  Jan 17
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• Guarantor form to remove barriers to voting for Manitoba First Nations, grand chief says

  AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said many people across the 62 communities she represents don't have the two pieces of ID that are required to vote, so a new method was needed.

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  Sep 26, 2023
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• Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

  No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023