Significant strides made in helping city s homeless, despite COVID challenges winnipegsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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“We really don’t have a choice, it’s a matter of protecting our sovereignty and our treaty,” Long Plain First Nation Chief Dennis Meeches said on Thursday. “It has come to a head, and they have forced our hand, so we have no choice but to defend our sovereignty.”
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Last week, the province filed a statement of claim looking to shut down the Indigenous Bloom cannabis store in Portage la Prairie, calling the operation an “unlicensed retail shop.”
MMF president calls for unity in midst of First Nations criticism following federal agreement winnipegsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The Manitoba Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement was signed in downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday, and with the agreement, Canada now acknowledges and recognizes MMF as the government of the Manitoba Métis.
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The agreement recognizes the Manitoba Metis Federation’s jurisdiction over citizenship, leadership selection, elections and the operations of their government on behalf of the Manitoba Métis, according to the federal government.
Hours after Tuesday’s announcement, AMC released a statement expressing their disappointment with the agreement being signed while they said Canada was “ignoring Treaties made with First Nations in Manitoba.”
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The Manitoba Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement was signed on the site of the Upper Fort Garry Heritage Provincial Park in downtown Winnipeg on Tuesday by MMF President David Chartrand, and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett, who appeared at the announcement virtually due to current COVID-19 restrictions.
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In a press release, the federal government said the agreement now recognizes the Manitoba Métis right of self-government, and the mandate of the Manitoba Metis Federation as “the government of the Manitoba Métis.”