Southern Chiefs Organization

• ‘Nightmarish mistake’: SCO calls for investigation into botched Winnipeg surgery

  The Southern Chiefs’ Organization is calling for an investigation into a botched amputation at Grace Hospital in which a man from Bloodvein First Nation had the wrong leg removed.

  Health

  Nov 13
  
• Manitoba First Nation health care scholarship aims to ‘make the difference’

  The Southern Chiefs Organization, Business Council of Manitoba, and provincial government, are setting aside $450,000 to help Indigenous students become health care professionals.

  Education

  Nov 12
  
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• SCO takes province, Hydro to court over ‘dying’ Lake Winnipeg

  The Southern Chiefs' Organization, which represents more than 30 Manitoba First Nations, filed a statement of claim at the Court of King's Bench.

  Environment

  Sep 19
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• The Southern Chiefs’ Organization launches campaign aimed at ’60s Scoop

  The Southern Chiefs' Organization launched a campaign called Stronger than the Scoop on Wednesday to help members of SCO nations heal from the effects of the '60s Scoop.

  Canada

  Jan 17
• Southern Chiefs’ Organization welcomes 2nd annual National Ribbon Skirt Day

  The annual day was born out of an incident that saw a young Indigenous girl shamed for wearing her ribbon skirt to school in 2022.

  Canada

  Jan 4
• True North and SCO enter memorandum for redevelopments in Winnipeg

  True North Real Estate Development Limited and the Southern Chiefs’ Organization have entered a memorandum to collaborate on two projects in downtown Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2023
• ‘Winnipeggers are going to be thrilled’: Heritage director on work at former downtown Bay building

  To downtown passersby, the landmark Hudson's Bay Company building may look the same as it has for almost a century, but inside, work continues on its transformation. 

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
• Province signs justice agreements with Manitoba Indigenous leaders

  Manitoba has signed service delivery agreements with Manitoba Indigenous leaders to begin the process of transferring the Indigenous Court Work Program to Indigenous communities.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 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 First Nations leaders call on government assistance for God’s Lake meth crisis

  A state of emergency was formally declared on Oct. 4 due to the growing problem, in which between 20 and 30 per cent of the community's 1,500 residents are experiencing addiction.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022