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First Nations woman first to testify in trial for former residential school priest – Okotoks Today
WINNIPEG — A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago. Arthur Masse, 93, is charged with one count of indecent assault from when the woman was a 10-year-old student at the Fort […]
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Read MoreIsland Lake RCMP investigate two deaths
March 2, 2023 On March 1, 2023, at approximately 8:00 am, Island Lake RCMP responded to a report of two female youths found outside a residence on St. Theresa Point First Nation. The two females, both 14-years-of-age, were taken to the nursing station where they were pronounced deceased. It is believed the two youths were outside for a period of […]
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“APTN Investigates” Gets Behind the Bars and Behind the Headlines
“APTN Investigates” Gets Behind the Bars and Behind the Headlines TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 28, 2023 — APTN’s award-winning investigative news program, APTN Investigates, is taking viewers inside corrections facilities to see what’s really behind the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada’s justice system. While Indigenous Peoples make up just under five per […]
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Read MoreOn Indigenous Justice Awareness Day, First Nation Leaders in Manitoba Stand United to End Systemic Racism in the Justice System
Treaty One Territory – On Indigenous Justice Awareness Day, February 24, 2023, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO), and the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) stand united in the shared goal of ending systemic racism in all parts of the justice system. “It has been over thirty years since the Aboriginal […]
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Read MoreHow missing Indigenous women could be saved with ‘Red Dress Alert’ – CTV News
Feb. 23, 2023 One Winnipeg MP is calling for a system, similar to the existing Amber Alerts, to be established to notify the public about missing Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. “We currently have crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people in this country. Something that our current prime minister acknowledged […]
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Read MoreFirst Nations victim of forced sterilization says she feels abandoned – APTN News
Feb 17, 2023 An Anishinaabe woman, who says she was sterilized against her will following childbirth, is questioning a proposed class-action lawsuit meant to bring relief. “When I think about the whole situation…it feels pointless to me,” said Luanna Robertson, 51, of Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba. Robertson joined the lawsuit that was proposed after […]
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Read MoreManitoba Government Provides $600,000 to Support Projects Addressing Gender-Based Violence
February 14, 2023 As part of its whole-of-government approach to address gender-based violence, the Manitoba government is providing $600,000 from the Indigenous Reconciliation Initiatives Fund to Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata to support two projects that will work to help break the cycle of violence, Families Minister Rochelle Squires, minister responsible for the status of […]
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Read MoreThompson Rural RCMP respond to apartment building fire
February 13, 2023 On February 11, 2023, at approximately 2:20 pm, Thompson Rural RCMP received a report of an apartment building on fire in Tetaskwayak Cree Nation. First Nation Safety Officers and firefighters from neighbouring communities ensured the building was evacuated. A 17-year-old female risked her life and saved children from an upstairs apartment. As she was saving the last […]
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Read MoreStatement from Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke and Families Minister Rochelle Squires, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women on the Annual Women’s Memorial March
February 14, 2023 Today, we offer our deepest respects and honour the lives of missing and murdered women, girls and gender-diverse individuals who have gone missing or have been taken too soon, and encourage all Manitobans to bring awareness and support in speaking out against violence. The Women’s Memorial March is held annually on Feb. […]
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Read MoreLandfill search in Manitoba could start in April – CTV News
Feb. 10, 2023 WINNIPEG – Indigenous leaders say they could start searching a landfill outside of Winnipeg for the remains of women killed by an alleged serial killer this spring. Speaking Friday, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) said the recently announced federal fund of $500,000 for the feasibility study will be used to study […]
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