September 2019 Issue – Treaty 1 Nation News
In case you missed it, you can now download the September Issue of Treaty 1 Nation News. Copies are also available at all Treaty 1 Communities. Download Here
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Manitoba’s Tommy Prince saluted as national ‘Hometown Hero’
Kathleen Martens – APTN News He is one of Canada’s most-decorated Indigenous war veterans. And on Saturday more accolades were heaped on Sgt. Tommy Prince of Manitoba. “(We have) designated Tommy Prince as a person of national historic significance,” Indigenous MP Robert Falcon-Ouellette told a crowd of military, political and Indigenous dignitaries at Lower Fort…
Thank you to our Sponsors – Kapyong Barracks Pow Wow
JUNE 21ST, 2019 – KAPYONG GATHERING LIST OF SPONSORS PCL Constructors Canada MNP LLP ODK Engineering Brokenhead Ojibway Nation – Chief Deb Smith Long Plain First Nation – Chief Dennis Meeches Peguis First Nation – Chief Glenn Hudson Sagkeeng First Nation – Chief Derrick Henderson
Hundreds celebrate National Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Kapyong Barracks
Hundreds of people from Treaty 1 First Nations gathered at the future home of an urban reserve in the heart of Winnipeg for a pow wow in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Friday. First Nation elders and chiefs, members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, and a few councillors from the city marched…
1st Look at Plans for Kapyong Barracks
A redeveloped Kapyong Barracks may include a sports facility, hotel, convention centre, war museum and an Indigenous hospice, a new drawing of the site reveals. The rendering shows the abandoned military base could also house numerous commercial and residential complexes and gas bars. The seven Treaty 1 First Nations taking over the site revealed a vision for the urban…
Treaty 1 chiefs, federal government have ‘Agreement in Principle’ for Kapyong Barracks
After more than a decade of court wrangling and negotiation, the Government of Canada and Treaty One First Nations have reached an Agreement in Principle for Winnipeg’s Kapyong Barracks. The announcement came from seven First Nations and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Wednesday morning. “I am absolutely excited about it,” said Long Plain Chief Dennis Meeches on Tuesday. “It’s been a long time…