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First Nations have stepped up tremendously since the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed by Manitoba a year ago.
Through many challenges and hardships, First Nation communities and organizations have tried their best to support and advocate for Manitoba First Nation citizens.
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“One year ago, we didn’t know much about the COVID-19 virus,” said Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) Grand Chief Garrison Settee in a press release.
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Grand Chief Garrison Settee: “There is a significant amount of work to be done in a short amount of time.
Manitoba is prioritizing remote communities for COVID-19 vaccinations, but Indigenous leaders say they’re in the dark about an imminent plan to ramp up, leading to squabbles just as massive shipments of doses arrive.
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Manitoba is prioritizing remote communities for COVID-19 vaccinations, but Indigenous leaders say they’re in the dark about an imminent plan to ramp up, leading to squabbles just as massive shipments of doses arrive.
Posted: Mar 05, 2021 3:53 PM CT | Last Updated: March 6
Eishia Hudson, 16, was shot and killed by Winnipeg police in April 2020. Police said the teen and other youths were involved in the robbery of a Liquor Mart before being chased by police. (Eishia Hudson/Facebook)
Manitoba s chief medical examiner has called an inquest into the death of Eishia Hudson.
Hudson, a 16-year-old Indigenous girl, was shot by a Winnipeg police officer last April following a pursuit, in which police say she drove a vehicle involved in a liquor store robbery in Winnipeg s Sage Creek neighbourhood earlier that day.
She was sent to the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre where she was pronounced dead.