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Lenard Monkman

Lenard Monkman

Anishinaabe Journalist at CBC News Indigenous

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Lenard Monkman
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Rising food and gas prices a big concern for northern Manitoba First Nations already feeling the ...

First Nations communities in northern Manitoba already pay high prices for fuel and groceries, and many are worried about the impact rising costs will have on struggling families.
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These volunteers hit the ice road to improve food security in north...

A quest to deliver thousands of pounds of food to a remote Manitoba First Nation only accessible to vehicles for six weeks of the year via an ice road has culminated in a new partnership to improve food security.
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Manitoba First Nations keeping mask mandates, other COVID-19 rules ...

First Nations in Manitoba say they will continue to keep mask mandates and other pandemic-related restrictions as they continue to monitor the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
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First Nation mulls future of neglected potato chip-making equipment...

A First Nation in southern Manitoba is weighing its options about what to do with hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of potato chip equipment it owns, which is sitting in a factory collecting dust.
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Manitoba residential school survivor pens 10-page handwritten lette...

Esther Moore, 70, wrote a 10-page letter detailing her experiences at the Brandon Indian Residential School in Manitoba. She hopes her letter can be delivered to Pope Francis by her granddaughter, who is in Rome documenting the trip by Indigenous groups.
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MMIWG commissioners call on the Senate to amplify inquiry’s recomme...

The Senate must amplify the recommendations of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by drafting legislation based on the findings of the three-year inquest, a commissioner with inquiry told a Senate committee Monday.
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Tikinagan baby carrier returned to family more than 50 years after ...

A tikinagan baby carrier that belonged to an Anishinaabe family in Manitoba was returned more than 50 years after it was purchased by a museum curator for $30.

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First Nations in southern Manitoba prepare for power outages from m...

First Nations in southern Manitoba say they have detailed emergency preparedness plans. This stems from experience with power outages from previous winter storms.
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St. Theresa Point educators thank longtime ally with tikinagan, rib...

Educators from St. Theresa Point First Nation honoured a longtime community ally this week with gifts for Strini Reddy.
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Longtime Métis radio host, country singer, gets ready to retire | C...

Ray St. Germain, the co-host of NCI’s popular call-in show Métis Hour x2 for over 20 years, is getting ready to retire soon.
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Newspaper apologizes for cartoon depicting Indigenous people seekin...

First Nations leaders in southern Ontario say the media has to do better at reconciliation after a newspaper ran an offensive cartoon that employed negative stereotypes of Indigenous people.