'I will make you proud,' Kyra Wilson says after election as Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs grand chief
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has elected Kyra Wilson, a former chief of Long Plain First Nation, as its new leader, filling the role left empty by the sudden death of Cathy Merrick last fall.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kyra-wilson-assembly-of-manitoba-chiefs-elected-1.7445133?cmp=rss

Kyra Wilson elected as new grand chief of Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has elected Kyra Wilson, a former chief of Long Plain First Nation, as its new leader, filling the role left empty by the sudden death of Cathy Merrick last fall.
#election #politics #leadership #Manitoba #LongPlain #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kyra-wilson-assembly-of-manitoba-chiefs-elected-1.7445133?cmp=rss

In-custody use of force that fractured man's face was reasonable, Manitoba police watchdog says
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has closed an investigation into police use of force on a man in custody in the Long Plain detachment of the Manitoba First Nations Police Service a year ago.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-police-watchdog-in-custody-death-1.7426035?cmp=rss

Incredibly pleased the #Brokenhead, #LongPlain, #Peguis, #RoseauRiver, #Sagkeeng, #SandyBay, and #SwanLake #FirstNations have finally reclaimed control of 64 hectares of #Winnipeg that was once home to one of #Canada’s oldest military regiments — and more significantly was the the heart of Assinobia (a.k.a., #RedRiver Colony) that #LouisRiel ultimately was killed trying to secure https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/naawi-oodena-repatriation-winnipeg-largest-urban-reserve-1.6691359

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