Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs

• Indigenous groups calling for completion of northern Manitoba recovery centre project

  Indigenous organizations in the province have released what they say is an 'urgent call' to the province to fund an addictions treatment and recovery centre in northern Manitoba.

  Health

  Mar 24
• Manitoba government says changes to police law will be delayed, reworked

  The government promised last fall to strengthen the Police Services Act by providing for more oversight and transparency.

  Politics

  Mar 9
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• Manitoba may face court challenge in attempt to stamp out smoking on First Nations

  The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says the province does not have the right to enforce its smoking ban unilaterally.

  Politics

  Mar 4
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• Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs opposes potential coronavirus curfew

  Grand Chief Arlen Dumas says a curfew would disproportionately affect Indigenous people.

  Health

  Nov 5, 2020
• Manitoba Indigenous leaders call on province to step up COVID-19 response efforts

  Indigenous leaders in Manitoba are calling on the provincial government to do better on their COVID-19 response efforts.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2020
• 42 new cases of COVID-19 involving First Nations people in Manitoba

  Eight people are in hospital, with one person in intensive care. 

  Health

  Oct 21, 2020
• Manitoba chief calls increasing COVID-19 cases on reserves a ‘wake-up call’

  There have been 179 COVID-19 cases among First Nations people in Manitoba, with most in the last few weeks, according to the Manitoba First Nations COVID-19 Pandemic Response Coordination Team.

  Health

  Oct 14, 2020
• Sioux Valley Dakota Nation declares state of emergency after rash of suicides

  Sioux Valley Dakota Nation demanded immediate assistance and money for mental health supports from Indigenous Services Canada, the nation's governance wrote in an open letter.

  Health

  Oct 11, 2020
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• Remote Manitoba First Nation hits critical status on province’s pandemic response system

  Little Grand Rapids, located almost 280 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, has been moved to critical, or 'red' status on Manitoba's pandemic response system.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2020
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• ‘We need to be more aware’: prominent Winnipeggers on personal experiences with racism

  With a growing anti-racist protest movement across North America triggered by the death of George Floyd, many Winnipeggers are reflecting on their own experiences with racial injustice.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2020