A brief look

Niigaan Sinclair:

Searching for answers in wake of horror

In Hollow Water, there are many strong, proud, and resilient people with abundant culture and language, but an equal number who have unresolved trauma, struggle, and pain — all documented in nearly half a century of research that has rarely found caring eyes. Read More

Skye Anderson:

New bar association president hopes to inspire other Indigenous women

Stacey Soldier hopes her achievement of becoming the first Anishinaabe woman to serve as president of the Manitoba Bar Association will create “ripples” and help other Indigenous women. Read More

John Longhurst:

Treaty people tour a chance to pause, ponder

Ahead of Orange Shirt Day, Winnipeggers are invited to view city sites through an Indigenous lens as a path to reconciliation. Read More

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press:

Manitoba grand chief calls for better cell service after mass stabbings

WINNIPEG – Ensuring First Nations communities have cellular coverage would help responses to emergencies such as the mass stabbing on Hollow Water First Nation, a Manitoba grand chief said Monda... Read More

Scott Billeck:

‘Thank God I’m still alive’

Discharged from hospital, one of eight Hollow Water stabbing victims tries to process tragedy as community mourns Read More

Nicole Buffie:

Hydro rejects generator option for evacuated community

Mathias Colomb residents desperate to return home, chief says Read More

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press:

Chiefs vote down major projects resolutions, say AFN shouldn’t negotiate for them

WINNIPEG – First Nations chiefs voted down a resolution at their national assembly on Thursday that opponents said would have amounted to an endorsement of the federal government’s major p... Read More

Conrad Sweatman:

On the money

Works by Indigenous innovator Daphne Odjig will circulate through Canada Read More

Ron Thiessen:

Nation-building while safeguarding nature and culture

I stood with dozens of local residents and visitors on the rocky shore of Churchill as the waves lapped against the land in June of last year. Together, we joined in a traditional water ceremony led b... Read More

Erna Buffie:

Abandoned buildings and abandoned people

On Aug. 26, the street census on homelessness was released and the news isn’t good. Turns out the number of people living on Winnipeg streets has almost doubled in just two years. Read More

AV Kitching:

Love is in the air

Indigenous singles mingle in new reality dating show Read More

Ben Sigurdson:

J.W. Dafoe prize long list includes Sinclair, Friesen

Three books with Manitoba connections have made the 10-book long list for the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize. The prize, named after former Manitoba Free Press (and then Winnipeg Free Press) editor John W... Read More