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Priest on Little Grand Rapids arrested in sexual assault of 8-year-old girl, RCMP say – CBC
May 30, 2023 Arul Savari was alone with the girl in church when he allegedly touched her inappropriately, Mounties say A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of an eight-year-old girl in Little Grand Rapids First Nation, Manitoba RCMP say. Arul Savari, 48, is charged with sexual assault, sexual […]
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Read More7 teachings in the digital age: Connecting students to their schools – MFNERC
Video games and online interactions are so much a part of children’s lives that students now distinguish between what happens IRL (in real life) and what happens in the digital world. It is logical for educators to want to venture into this new digital world and harness its potential to reach and teach today’s students. […]
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Read MoreSome Canadian Indigenous See Hudson’s Bay Building as Hollow Gift – The New York Times
Near the old perfume counters on the ground floor of the Hudson’s Bay department store in Winnipeg, Canada, a trade dripping with symbolism took place. The 39th “governor” of Hudson’s Bay — North America’s oldest company and one of Canada’s most iconic — accepted from an Indigenous leader two beaver pelts and two elk hides […]
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Read More1st Warriors in Recovery Drug and Alcohol Awareness gathers crowd in Dakota Tipi – PortageOnline.com
May 26 2023 Warriors in Recovery held its first Recovery Drug and Alcohol Awareness Walk this past holiday Monday in Dakota Tipi First Nation. Jonathan Pashe is one of the organizers and says about 50 people showed up as they strolled throughout the community. Pashe says the atmosphere was very positive for everyone. “We had […]
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Read MoreManitoba lawyers will be required to take Indigenous culture course – CBC
May 26, 2023 Requirement aims to fill gaps in knowledge, advance reconciliation, law society says Manitoba lawyers will soon have to take mandatory training about Indigenous rights and history as part of a new requirement from the Law Society of Manitoba. The one-time, mandatory training is a new requirement from the Law Society of Manitoba, […]
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Read MoreOnly the beginning’: The Indigenous girls’ football team that’s making history – CTV News
May 25, 2023 For the first time ever, the Falcons Football Club is fielding a senior girls’ team which is competing in the Manitoba Girls Football Association. Based in Bonivital, the team is almost entirely made up of Indigenous girls from Sagkeeng First Nation. Most have never played football before and have long commutes just […]
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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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Read MoreStudents to bring vital service to First Nation adults with disabilities – UM Today
May 25, 2023 — A group of occupational therapy students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences is developing a much-needed day program for adults with disabilities in Sagkeeng First Nation. The program will be located in a new 10-unit housing complex developed in Sagkeeng as part of Kiga mamo anokimin onji […]
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Read MoreTrudeau promises to update law around use and development of water in Canada – APTN News
May 24, 2023 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau repeated promises Tuesday to update legislation that governs water use while formally announcing the Canada Water Agency is to be headquartered in Manitoba’s capital city. Trudeau said his government’s first priority is to update the act regulating the use and development of the resource in Canada. “The threats […]
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Read MoreCattle Country: Sustainable Agriculture – Exploring Net Zero, Indigenous Agriculture, Biodiversity – UM Today
May 24, 2023 More than 300 researchers, farmers, policy makers, and industry representatives attended the 9th Annual Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Virtual Conference held March 7-9th 2023 which tackled timely topics including the possibility of achieving net zero emissions, exploring the role of Indigenous agriculture and understanding how biodiversity is linked to agriculture production. The […]
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