Appointing First Nations person as next Governor General would help advance reconciliation, grand chief says
It s time for Canada to consider finally appointing a First Nations person to the post of Governor General, says the head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 10:58 AM CT | Last Updated: January 22
Grand Chief Arlen Dumas of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs would like to see a First Nations person replace Julie Payette as Governor General, saying such an appointment would pay respect to the spirit and intent of the treaties between Canada s First Nations people and the Crown.(Jeff Stapleton/CBC)
Sufficient demand for fish co-op, adviser says By: Dylan Robertson
Fish fillets fall off a conveyor at the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp. in Winnipeg.
OTTAWA While fishers on the Prairies appear ready to take over the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp., the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has rejected any option that isn’t led by First Nations.
OTTAWA While fishers on the Prairies appear ready to take over the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp., the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has rejected any option that isn’t led by First Nations.
The federal Crown corporation was created in the 1960s to buy fish from harvesters in the Prairies and territories, who live in remote areas and are overwhelmingly Indigenous.
Dr. Marcia Anderson, who sits on the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs pandemic response team, says while much of the province is "moving in the right direction" in COVID-19 numbers, the same cannot be said of First Nations people and communities.