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WAG Announces INUA, Qaumajuq’s Inaugural Exhibition
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Treaty 1 Territory, February 26, 2021: The Winnipeg Art Gallery is excited to announce INUA, the inaugural exhibition of Qaumajuq, the Inuit art centre, opening at the end of March 2021. Presented by RBC, INUA brings together more than 90 Inuit artists working across the Arctic and the urban south today. This milestone […]
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On Aboriginal Justice Awareness Day, the AMC calls on provincial and federal governments to finally implement the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – On the occasion of Aboriginal Justice Awareness Day, marked on February 26, 2021, AMC Grand Chief Arlen Dumas calls out both the federal and provincial governments on their failure to fully implement the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry (AJI). The 1987 trial and outcome of the kidnapping and murder of Helen Betty […]
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Province Considers Changes to Public Health Orders, Seeks Feedback on Manitobans’ Reopening Priorities
With Emergence of Variants of Concern, Focus Has to be on Reopening Cautiously and Safely While Protecting Manitobans: Pallister The Manitoba government is asking for public feedback on possible changes to the public health orders, while continuing to monitor COVID-19 variants of concerns and protecting the health-care system, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, […]
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New Age Metals Announces Upsize of Private Placement to $5.25 Million
News Release – Rockport, Ontario – February 26, 2021 – New Age Metals Inc. (TSXV: NAM) (OTCQB: NMTLF) (FSE: P7J) (“NAM” or the “Company“), is pleased to announce that, due to strong investor demand, it has increased its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering (the “Private Placement”) to up to $5,250,000, consisting of: (i) up to $3,500,000 […]
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SCO Launches Survey on Racism in Policing on Indigenous Justice Awareness Day
February 26, 2021 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB – The Southern Chief’s Organization (SCO) is launching a survey on experiences of racism in policing today, on Indigenous Justice Awareness Day. The survey is open to all First Nation people in Manitoba and will report on experiences of racism when dealing with police services across the […]
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AMC Responds to Report 3 of the 2021 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) issues this statement in response to today’s release of Report 3 – Access to Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities – Indigenous Services Canada by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Report 3 focuses on whether Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) provided […]
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COVID-19 Bulletin #355
February 25, 2021 Public health officials advise one additional death in a person with COVID-19 has been reported today: • a male in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region. The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 4.3 per cent provincially and 3.8 per cent in Winnipeg. As of 9:30 a.m. today, 70 new cases […]
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SCO calls for Inquiry into Federal Process for Awarding First Nation Infrastructure Projects
First Nations Need Increased Autonomy – Grand Chief Daniels February 25, 2021 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — The Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) is calling for an inquiry into the process by which construction projects are awarded on First Nations, especially key water infrastructure projects. “For too long, First Nations have been forced to work […]
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AMC responds to First Nation vaccination strategy concerns
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) issues the following statement in response to the recent statement of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) regarding vaccines for First Nation citizens. AMC Grand Chief Arlen Dumas stated, “The Assembly stands by the definition of First Nation citizens as defined by the First Nations […]
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Military arrives in Pimicikamak First Nation to help with COVID-19 outbreak – Globalnews.ca
February 25, 2021 The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has arrived in Pimicikamak First Nation to assist with a COVID-19 outbreak. Twenty-five members — eight medical and 17 general duty staff from CFB Shilo and CFB Petawawa — are helping with a variety of tasks, including monitoring and treating patients as well as organizing places where […]
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