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The Canadian Press
More First Nations priority groups have been identified to receive doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Manitoba as Indigenous people in the province
continue to face disproportionate rates of infection, hospitalization and death.
Traditional healers and knowledge keepers, health care workers in non-remote First Nations communities in direct contact with patients, and First Nations isolation workers will have access to the Moderna vaccine starting next week in pop-up inoculation
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Reconciliation efforts to build bridges between city hall and Indigenous communities are so far “falling short,” but one advocate said she’s still hopeful about the direction London is taking.
Politicians were told to “expect more intentional effort” last week when a report on truth and reconciliation efforts was presented. It’s the first report on the matter since 2017, when a previous city council was receiving annual updates.
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“The previous council had made significant strides which I do hope this council builds off of, but much of that relies on this particular council to maintain and build those relationships with the community,” said Frances Elizabeth Moore, a local advocate and Anishinaabe woman from Timiskaming First Nation who lives in London.
Thanks to his work as chief of the White Bear First Nation, shared with that community’s leaders in the 1990s, Indigenous-led casinos are regular fixtures today: Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), their regulating body, earned $270 million in the last fiscal year, employs more than 1,600 people, manages seven year-round casinos, and is also celebrating its 25th anniversary. But as Shepherd, now a band councillor, looks back he’s reminded that the tidy, yearly milestones offer only half a picture. Earlier events in the 90s point to familiar themes when governments interact with Indigenous people: Heavy-handed police power; minimal government support for First Nations; betrayed commitments.
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.
Intergenerational Trauma Animation screenshot. The Healing Foundation.
As the Federal Government calls for feedback on the second stage of the Indigenous Voice co-design process, The Healing Foundation has today reiterated its strong support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation which partners with communities to heal trauma caused by the widespread and deliberate disruption of populations, cultures, and languages. This includes specific actions such as the forced removal of children from their families.
CEO Fiona Petersen says that Stolen Generation survivors and their descendants see all elements of the Uluru Statement – the Constitutional change, the Legislative change, and the Makarrata Commission – as crucial to the process of healing for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.