Actions and Commitments:
Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to Aboriginal Justice Systems"
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(Filtered by Stakeholder "Manitoba")
April 12, 2023
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs wants to create First Nations courts to reduce incarceration
As governments ‘continue to tinker’ with existing justice system, grand chief says what’s needed is overhaul CBC News: The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is reimagining what a justice system could look like for First Nations people in the province, with plans to try out courts in two communities with processes based on First Nations’ legal traditions. As...
June 16, 2020
Open Letter to Premier Brian Pallister “Smoking at VLT sites
“Letter to Brian Pallister, Premier of Manitoba, from Grand Chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO)”. Smoking at VLT (Video Lottery Terminals) sites is about jurisdiction, creating spaces for self-government and taking steps for the revitalization of First Nations laws and the inherent rights of the Nations for which MKO advocates. The MKO does not speak...