NEWS

Elders and local Justice Committee moving governance forward in Lake St. Martin 0
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- May 10, 2019
Treaty 2 Territory-It was a productive, enjoyable day spent at Lake St. Martin First Nation on governance with Chief Sinclair, elders, community members regarding law making and the creation of a First Law for the First Nation. “We are moving forward with our laws and protection of our First Nation. We are a proud member
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First Nations in Treaty 2 Territory (FNiT2) walk for Grandmothers 0
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- May 10, 2019
Treaty 1 Territory-Roughly 400 people took part in the Grandmothers walk today in Winnipeg, Manitoba in a gesture of solidarity with other Indigenous organizations to shed light on the number of children under the care of Child and Family Services who will not be with their families on Mother’s Day. Presently there are over 11,000
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St. Lazare lands to be tested where February derailment occurred 0
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- May 2, 2019
Treaty 2 Territory-CN will be shipping soil samples from underneath the train tracks at St. Lazare to Calgary, Alberta to be tested where a February derailment caused over 800,000 litres of oil to spill. The small oxbow lake between the tracks and the Assiniboine River will also be tested as minute amounts of oil were
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Joint Pickeral monitoring is underway on the Turtle River 0
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- April 30, 2019
Treaty 2 Territory-The future management plan of fish in the Turtle River depends on the work that is being done today. Derek Moosetail and Sidney Bushie work for the Turtle River Watershed-Treaty 2 Biomass Study Project and are responsible for weighing of Pickeral fish taken from the river during spring spawning season. The data collected
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Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation working with Treaty 2 on Governance 0
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- April 30, 2019
Treaty 2 Territory – Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation leaders and committee members have been meeting the past two days regarding the setup of their governance committee and moving forward with their own ‘First Law’ (constitution). FNiT2T continues to support them through the governance support tool kit. Scott Lynxleg, Community Developer made a presentation on Constitutional
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Long time First Nations educator passes away 0
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- April 26, 2019
Treaty 2 Territory-Long time First Nations education advocate and Ebb and Flow First Nation member Shirley Malcom Fontaine has passed away.Malcom Fontaine (Kah beh zhi gway dung pinehesse kwe, The Thunderbird Who Speaks Once Woman), former Associate Executive Director of the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Center.Malcom Fontaine passed away early this morning after a
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