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  WINNIPEG -- A rally at The Forks on Saturday is calling for change to help protect Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people. The event organized by the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakana (MKO) is part of a national day of action to highlight the ongoing issue of gender-based violence towards Indigenous people. "We have the right to live and we have the right to feel safe," said Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, manager of the MKO's MMIWG liaison unit. "We need a lot more action and a lot more commitment to end this genocide." Organizers are calling on all levels of government to t...

“I wanted to make sure the program continued … other than hockey and skating there wasn’t much to do in Gillam,” says Reibin, who took youth on a snowmobile trip to Churchill after developing their skills over three years to prepare them to camp in the harsh winter weather.  “My  hope is that later in life, these kids will look back at what I did with them and they will volunteer in some capacity as well,” said Reibin, who works full-time for Manitoba Hydro. “I’m only able to commit the time and energy that I do because of the support for the program by the Canadian Armed ...

Winnipeg Free Press Chief David Monias says he's always on call but admits obstetrics isn't exactly his specialty. Still, the leader of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation was out the door in a flash Monday morning — minus one sock and wearing a couple of untied shoes — racing to a neighbour's house to help in the premature delivery of a baby girl. Addy Lee-Ann McKay decided to make her debut early. She was born at just 30 weeks on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation on Monday. Chief David Monias rushed to help, but her grandmother and two medical technicians had the situation well in hand.

Article content The first shipments of the Moderna vaccine earmarked for Manitoba’s 63 First Nations began rolling out of Winnipeg on Thursday. A total of 5,300 doses were shipped to First Nations communities for immediate vaccination, and an additional 5,300 have been committed by the provincial government and will roll out the week of Feb. 23. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Vaccine shipments on their way to Manitoba First Nations Back to video The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), the province, as well as Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak...