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At the mouth of the river. In Anishinaabemowin, that is what "Sagkeeng" means. It is what the people of Sagkeeng First Nation have called their homeland, located on the lush banks of the powerful Winnipeg River, since time immemorial. The Canadian government would rename that land the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve, as federal agents carved new territorial boundaries out of the countryside in the aftermath of the signing of Treaty 1. But in the language of the people who call it home, it has always been Sagkeeng. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Winnipeg River in Powerview and Sagk...

Winnipeg Free Press Theodore Fontaine, 79, shined light on dark legacy of residential school system SUPPLIED Fontaine and Holocaust survivor Nate Leipciger became, in the duo’s words, ‘best friends’ during nationwide speaking tours together on the trauma they experienced in youth. In 1990, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leader Phil Fontaine shocked Canada, by speaking publicly about the physical and sexual abuse he endured during his time in the residential school system. In 1990, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs leader Phil Fontaine shocked Canada, by speaking publicly about the physical and s...

  WINNIPEG -- A residential school survivor and author who was an 'instrumental' name in the reconciliation conversation has died. Theodore (Ted) Fontaine died at the age of 79-years-old. The former chief of Sagkeeng First Nation was among the authors of a book titled 'Did You See Us' which shed light on the life children faced at an urban residential school in Winnipeg. Fontaine also authored 'Broken Circle, the Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools'. In a statement on Facebook, the Southern Chiefs' Organization (SCO) said Fontaine was a survivor of the Fort Alexander and Assiniboi...

“The film is set in Morocco and Spain, but the filming will be done in Croatia, which is challenging in itself. Still, the experienced and well-prepared crew we will be working with in Croatia will make it that much easier,” says producer  Germen Boelens,of Revolver Amsterdam. Nukleus Film's Siniša Juričić adds: "The filming is very challenging. The crew gets tested every two days; the director remains in her so-called ‘bubble’ along with only a handful of other people… We have made a great effort in terms of security, with the Netherlands Film Fund having provided financial su...

'A big voice': Friends, family mourn death of Elder Ted Fontaine Ted Fontaine, a pillar of Manitoba's First Nations community and an author who detailed abuses he suffered at a government-run residential school, has died at 79. Social Sharing 'He was so proud of his family and to be an Indigenous man,' says close friend of former Sagkeeng chief CBC News · Posted: May 12, 2021 1:53 PM CT | Last Updated: May 12 Ted Fontaine will be remembered as a humble person who never held a grudge and worked to make life better for others, say friends and family.(Brett Purdy/CBC) Ted Fontaine, a pillar...