We re serious about it
On Monday, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation set up a hard lockdown. The community had already been in a lockdown since January, but people were still leaving the community to go shopping, Bighetty said.
That will no longer be possible because there s a roadblock set up to stop winter road access except for essential reasons, she said. We re serious about it, Bighetty said. I was really worried because I knew that the people were out and about was getting me really worried because I knew it was going to escalate.
Lorna Bighetty is the chief of Mathias Colomb Cree Nation. (Zoom)
Chief David Monias: Standing on guard over Pimicikamak Cree Nation
When COVID-19 arrived, Chief David Monias and his community in northern Manitoba faced an unprecedented challenge. The end of the pandemic can t come soon enough. Pimicikamak chief David Monias (Ben Waldman/Winnipeg Free Press)
Every time a chartered plane takes off from Cross Lake Airport and passes over Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Chief David Monias pauses. “It breaks my heart,” he says of the flights, which take COVID-19 positive community members to Winnipeg for medical treatment and alternate isolation accommodations. “I feel for these people. I don’t want them to have to leave their homes or the community, but we’re left with no choice because we don’t have the medical resources or the infrastructure to take care of them here.”
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Show respect where it s due: Métis leader defends pro-cop ad
President David Chartrand facing backlash after federation s show of support By: Dylan Robertson
Last Modified: 10:29 AM CDT Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021 | Updates
David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Metis Federation. THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES/Sean Kilpatrick
Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand is pushing back on criticism of the group’s public support of Winnipeg police, arguing painting cops with the same brush is akin to stereotyping Indigenous people.
Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand is pushing back on criticism of the group’s public support of Winnipeg police, arguing painting cops with the same brush is akin to stereotyping Indigenous people.
Manitoba’s approach to its pandemic response in First Nation and Métis communities over the last year illuminates a need for change in the future, Indigenous leaders say.