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Author: Crystal Greene, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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In photos: Winnipeg marks Red Dress Day with community support and calls for justice
Annual day to honour and remember MMIWG2S+ draws hundreds of people at two Winnipeg events
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Winnipeg exhibition traces the revival of Red River Métis beadwork
‘Beading Métis Resurgence’ brings together renowned Manitoba artist Jennine Krauchi and four emerging makers
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‘Leah carried a deep love for her family’: Mother of 2 mourned at Winnipeg vigil
Loved ones honour Anishinaabe health care worker Leah Faye Keeper, 32, who police identified from DNA tests last week
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Residential ‘school’ survivors reunited with childhood art, hidden for decades: ‘They’ve survived, the same as all of us’
When a priest reputedly ordered a teacher to destroy children’s paintings, he instead hid them at home — now the pieces are seeing the light of day
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How woodland strap dress dancers are reviving a tradition on the powwow circuit
From the Great Lakes to the prairies, Anishinaabe seamstresses are bringing back the once-common ancestral regalia, with trial-and-error, sewing bees, workshops and powwow specials
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Winnipeg security guard charged, suspended as protesters rally against racial profiling
Demonstrators also call for tighter regulation of private security companies after alleged brass knuckles assault on Indigenous man
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In Manitoba, a growing herd of bagwaji-bizhikiwag offers lessons in community
‘A proud moment,’ says Skownan First Nation’s operations director, as ten wood bison make long journey across provinces to join a herd under the community’s care
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Indigenous rights defenders say they’ll ‘not stay silent’ after anti-protest bylaw defeated in Winnipeg
Advocates remain concerned after forcing withdrawal of proposed buffer zones and ‘nuisance’ protest ban
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With ‘grief and a desire for change,’ community gathers to remember MMIWG2S+ in ‘Winnipeg’
Cities across the continent held similar walks on Valentine’s Day, marking the 35th anniversary of annual memorials for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit people
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Inquest continues into ‘Winnipeg’ police shooting death of Eishia Hudson, 16
Non-adversarial probe of teen’s death cannot assign blame, but family and First Nations hope it will recommend meaningful ways to prevent similar police shootings