Excavation planned at suspected burial site near Blue Quills residential school at Saddle Lake – CBC
Jan 24, 2024 Investigators say if excavation doesn’t happen soon, animals will continue to disturb the site A group investigating a suspected communal grave near the site where Blue Quills (Sacred Heart) residential school stood…
Founding Director of Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies Honoured with National Teaching Award
Press Release January 22, 2024 In recognition of his work to advance Indigenous education in all aspects of academic life, Professor David Newhouse, founding director of the Chanie Wenjack School…
Governments of Canada and Manitoba Invest Over $1.3 Million in Advancing Horticulture at Assiniboine Community College
Press Release January 17, 2024 The governments of Canada and Manitoba through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) are investing over $1.3 million over five years to Assiniboine Community…
Too long a wait for water help – Winnipeg Free Press
Dec. 15, 2023 In numerous news stories this week, the federal government’s new legislation aimed at improving water quality in First Nations communities was described as “long awaited.” Read More:…
A statement by Carol McBride, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, to mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Press Release “It has been 75 years since the world came together, in the aftermath of the horrors of the Second World War, to condemn the crime of genocide. The…
Hunger real for 7 million Canadians as inflation gnaws away food security – Hope Standard
Statistics Canada say 18% of the country dealt with food insecurity in 2022 Nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year, with some going without food for days amid…
Statement from Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, Minister Responsible for Gender Equity, on the `No Space For Hate’ Counter-Protest Party
Press Release As minister responsible for gender equity, I affirm our government’s support for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Manitoba youth must be supported to live as their authentic selves. Our…
Speech: 10th Anniversary Connected North
Press Release October 4, 2023 Hello, Before I begin, I would also like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional territory of many Indigenous peoples, including the Mississaugas…
PAGC Thanksgiving Hampers
Press Release The Prince Albert Grand Council would like to provide food hampers for Thanksgiving. Hampers will include a Turkey, Ham, Produce and Dry Goods depending on availability. There will…
W̱SÁNEĆ nation celebrates land transfer – Victoria Times Colonist
August 22, 2023 Family that had farmed the land happy wetland is returning to the First Nation The WSÁNEĆ Nation plans to restore a former wetland near Stelly’s Secondary School…
