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Garrison Settee re-elected MKO grand chiefSettee was previously elected grand chief in August 2018.PoliticsAug 19
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Manitoba pledges $2.5 million toward residential school searchesThe Manitoba government is spending $2.5 million toward investigating unmarked burial sites at former residential schools across the province.CanadaJun 21
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Shock, sadness from Manitoba First Nations following tragic Kamloops discoveryFirst Nations leaders in Manitoba are reacting with shock and sadness following the disturbing discovery of hundreds of bodies at the site of a former residential school in B.C.CanadaMay 29
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Shamattawa First Nation declares state of emergency over suicide crisisThe Manitoba First Nation is taking extraordinary measures to protect its residents after two community members - one of whom just seven years old - attempted suicide this month.HealthMay 18
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Northern Manitoba communities working to stem tide of COVID-19 infectionsTom Matus, CAO of Lynn Lake, told Global News more than three dozen homes are in a tight lockdown in the community of less than 500 people.HealthJan 19
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Vaccine rollout in isolated First Nations a complicated process: Grand ChiefThe Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) says rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine in the affected region continues to be a complicated process.HealthJan 15
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‘The best call I’ve received as chief’: northern Manitoba leader helps with home birthChief David Monias said he's often contacted by community members in need of help, but the call he received on Monday morning was a first.HealthJan 12
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Keeyask project moved into ‘care and maintenance’ mode as Manitoba Hydro shift change delayedManitoba Hydro says work on the Keeyask project is being delayed and it has moved into "care and maintenance status" as blockades continue in the area.May 22, 2020
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Injunction calls for removal of Manitoba blockade set up over COVID 19 concernsA court injunction is ordering members of a Manitoba First Nation who are worried about the spread of COVID-19 to remove a blockade set up at a hydroelectric construction site.HealthMay 19, 2020
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God’s Lake First Nation declares state of emergency after string of suicidesThere have been four suicides and 22 suicide attempts in God's Lake First Nation this summer.Aug 29, 2019
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