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Communities with a low vaccination rate will be at risk of COVID outbreaks, says Dr. Jess Reimer, medical lead of the vaccine task force. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Significant gaps in COVID-19 vaccination levels across Manitoba are putting communities at risk for increased spread, as infection rates in regions with low vaccine uptake begin to overtake the capital city.
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Significant gaps in COVID-19 vaccination levels across Manitoba are putting communities at risk for increased spread, as infection rates in regions with low vaccine uptake begin to overtake the capital city.
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At the mouth of the river.
In Anishinaabemowin, that is what Sagkeeng means. It is what the people of Sagkeeng First Nation have called their homeland, located on the lush banks of the powerful Winnipeg River, since time immemorial.
The Canadian government would rename that land the Fort Alexander Indian Reserve, as federal agents carved new territorial boundaries out of the countryside in the aftermath of the signing of Treaty 1.
But in the language of the people who call it home, it has always been Sagkeeng.
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Winnipeg River in Powerview and Sagkeeng.
Ever since Sagkeeng Chief Kakakepenaise signed Treaty 1 at Lower Fort Garry in 1871, band members have gathered for an annual celebration known as Treaty Days during the last week of July.
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