Métis leader Louis Riel, the Father of Manitoba, never actually lived in the white wooden house with forest green trim in Winnipeg that’s a national historic site bearing his name. But his mother did and, in a rather sombre twist, his body lay in state here for two days after he was hanged in 1885 for treason.
Winnipeg has more Indigenous-owned-and-operated food businesses than any other city in Canada, while Edmonton is also garnering buzz for its Indigenous culinary offerings