Cree elder among 12 named to Order of Manitoba
Winnipeg Free Press Order of Manitoba welcoming 12 at July ceremony Save to Read Later Elder Ruth Christie thought she was being pranked by a friend when Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon called her from an unlisted number in April, and asked her to join the prestigious Order of Manitoba. Elder Ruth Christie thought she was being pranked by a friend when Lt.-Gov. Janice Filmon called her from an unlisted number in April, and asked her to join the prestigious Order of Manitoba. "I was this little girl in an isolated community and here I am being honoured by my province," said the Cree storyteller an...
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