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Dakota Tipi claim for title to The Forks in Winnipeg ‘must fail’: Ottawa says – Winnipeg Free Press
Feb. 3, 2025 The federal government rejects a First Nation’s claim that it has an unceded right to ownership of The Forks, arguing the community never had sole use of the prime site at the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Justice department lawyers want the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench to toss the suit filed in […]
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Read MoreWhat an effort to preserve Cree homelands in northern Manitoba means to the people behind it – The Narwhal
Nov. 7, 2024 Five First Nations in northern Manitoba’s Hudson Bay lowlands say an era of healing, hope and self-determination is on the horizon. As the first brisk winds of fall arrived, members of York Factory, Shamattawa, War Lake, Tataskweyak and Fox Lake First Nations gathered at a cultural camp on the banks of the […]
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Read MoreLands guardian from Poplar River First Nation works to help protect World Heritage Site – CBC
Oct 22, 2024 Owen Bear, 23, became a lands guardian for Poplar River First Nation on Aug. 12 Owen Bear is learning to love the land, designated as Canada’s first mixed cultural and natural World Heritage Site, which surrounds his home community of Poplar River First Nation. The area is known as Pimachiowin Aki, which […]
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Read MoreGovernment of Manitoba to return Ste. Madeleine land to the MMF, ending a multi-generational wait for justice
July 19, 2024 Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, along with the Government of Manitoba, signed a memorandum of understanding that will, among other things, commence negotiations to immediately transfer approximately 100 acres of Manitoba Crown Land to the […]
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Read MoreManitoba Government and Manitoba Métis Federation Sign Memorandum of Understanding Following Historic Joint Cabinet Meeting
July 19, 2024 MOU Establishes Process to Transfer Culturally Significant Land Back to Red River Métis: Kinew, Chartrand The Manitoba government and Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to guide the proposed transfer of approximately 100 acres of culturally significant lands at the site of the former community of Ste. […]
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Read MoreTreaty One breaks ground on First Nations development zone – CityNews Winnipeg
November 14, 2023 Work is now underway to build the first phase of Canada’s largest First Nations Urban Economic Development Zone. Edward Djan has more. Read More: https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/video/2023/11/14/treaty-one-breaks-ground-on-first-nations-development-zone/
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Read MoreDakota Tipi First Nation sues federal government for $475M, alleges Manitoba air base built on unceded land – CBC
Nov 08, 2023 Loss of land caused economic, cultural, mental and physical suffering, Dakota Tipi lawsuit says Dakota Tipi First Nation has launched a $475-million lawsuit against the federal government, alleging a former military base turned aerospace centre in south-central Manitoba exists on part of the First Nation’s ancestral land that was never surrendered to the […]
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Read MoreManitoba Government Making Changes to Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation Based on Public Feedback
July 31, 2023 The Manitoba government is making changes to the Agricultural Crown Lands (ACL) Leases and Permits Regulation to support improving forage productivity, growing the livestock industry and advancing sustainability after receiving public feedback, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. “The Agricultural Crown Lands Program is meant to strengthen the livestock industry, enhance productivity […]
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Read MoreManitoba Government Seeks Public Feedback on Changes to Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation
June 2, 2023 The Manitoba government is asking for public feedback on proposed changes to the Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation that would support improving forage productivity, growing the livestock industry, and advancing sustainability, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. “Agricultural Crown lands are used by approximately 1,750 forage leaseholders on 10,750 leased […]
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Read MoreFormer Kapyong Barracks reclaimed by First Nations – Winnipeg Sun
May 24, 2023 First Nations leaders and officials gathered on Wednesday for a “land reclamation” ceremony at the site of the former Kapyong Barracks, which will one day be home to the largest urban reserve in Canada. “It is a really happy day for me to be out here, for us to be walking on […]
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