Exploring Theme: "Assembly of First Nations"

The AMC chief died suddenly Friday in Winnipeg. Cathy Merrick receives a star blanket after her historic election as the first female grand chief of AMC in 2022. Photo: Sav Jonsa/APTN.  APTN News: A funeral reserved for top leaders in Manitoba has been announced for Cathy Merrick, the grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba...

1st woman to lead AMC died suddenly after collapsing outside Winnipeg court on Friday CBC News: Cathy Merrick, the first woman to become grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, is being remembered as a “remarkable leader” and a “true matriarch,” as tributes poured in from leaders across Canada after her sudden death on Friday.  Merrick...

Winnipeg Free Press: In Indigenous communities, one of the primary ways an ogimaa — a chief or leader of the people — is evaluated is by asking the question: who eats last? A strong, effective leader ensures the less strong — especially elders, children, and those who cannot feed themselves — are fed before everyone...