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October 5, 2023


MMF breaks ground on transitional housing for kids in care

NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the National Government of the Red River Métis, was proud to host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new housing complex called Mazoun Infinitii Pakoshayimoohk/Infinity House of Hope (“Mazoun”). Expected to be completed by the summer of 2024, the complex...

December 5, 2022


Indigenous-led program unites families, diverts kids from child welfare system in 98% of cases

‘They don’t leave you, even when you’re at your worst,’ says mother applauding program in Manitoba CBC News: There was a moment in Cara Courchene’s life when reuniting with her children seemed out of reach. The child welfare system seems stacked against parents like her, but one Indigenous-led program has had remarkable success in trying to change that....

March 12, 2019


Call for Independent Inquiry into death of Tina Fontaine

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) renews its call for an independent inquiry into the death of Tina Fontaine. The investigation, report and recommendations are a start, but the content remains firmly based in a colonial approach as it pushes First Nations aside and advances an investigation from outside provincial jurisdiction, and does not attempt to reconcile working...

October 24, 2018


AMC “Bringing Our Children Home Act”.

The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Chiefs-in-Assembly endorsed the “Bringing Our Children Home Act”. “Today, we are reclaiming our collective sovereignty and jurisdiction for the care and protection of our children in every way in order to ensure we safeguard their well-being, provide them with a cultural shield according to our respective Anishinaabeg, Anishinininwak, Dakota Oyate,...

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