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A mix of sun and cloud, with a 30 per cent chance of showers early this morning and this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Wind from the south at 20 km/h gusting to 40 increasing to 40 gusting to 60 near noon. High 27 C. Humidex 30. UV index 4 or moderate.
What’s happening today
Winnipeg poet and writer George Amabile launches his latest poetry collection, Seeing Things, at 7 p.m., where he’ll be joined by fellow scribe Kristian Enright. Amabile’s latest takes the reader on a journey through wonder, memory, grief and more. McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location, 7 p.m.
Truth and Reconciliation
As Niigaan Sinclair writes, “No matter where you are, the path towards reconciliation between Indigenous Peoples and Canadians has been very turbulent over the past decade.
“In the 10 years since the end of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the 94 calls to action, much attention has been placed on the progress — and lack thereof — towards changing the policies, practices and beliefs that embody principles of Indigenous inferiority and Canadian superiority.
“The fact is: the Indian Act, the most racist law in Canadian history, is still here…
“While the past 10 years have seen the most progressive federal government engagement on Indigenous issues in history — resulting in apologies, legal changes and nearly a dozen TRC calls to action completed and another 40 or so underway — the situation for most First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples is generally the same as it was since the day the TRC completed its work in 2015.” Read his full column here.
People take part in a reconciliation walk at Assiniboine Park on Sunday. (John Woods / Free Press)
Languages once suppressed at the Assiniboia Residential School are now prominently displayed at the site.
More than 100 people gathered Tuesday at 621 Academy Rd., on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, for a ceremony unveiling three plaques near the former school.
The plaques are written in Anishinaabemowin, Anishininimowin, Cree, Dakota, Dene, English and French — the languages spoken by children who attended the school.
“It’s very important, and it can also be quite emotional,” said Darian McKinney, a board member for the Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group, whose grandparents were residential school survivors. Scott Billeck reports.
More than 100 people gathered Tuesday at 621 Academy Rd., on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, for a ceremony unveiling three plaques near a former residential school. (Scott Billeck / Free Press)
As a sea of thousands clad in orange waited, Helen George braids her son’s long, straight hair.
They’re at the RBC Convention Centre, preparing for the grand entry ceremonies hosted by the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to mark the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Tuesday afternoon.
Originally from Ochapowace Cree Nation in Saskatchewan but living in Winnipeg, George is helping her son, Houston, get dressed for the upcoming powwow. For her, seeing so many families coming together to recognize the impact of the residential school system and celebrate Indigenous resilience is touching. “It’s meaningful,” she said. Malak Abas has the story.
Thousands clad in orange marched from Oodena Circle at The Forks to the RBC Convention Centre to mark Truth and Reconcilliation Day. (John Woods / Free Press)
On the bright side
A Black-led real estate developer has become the first in Canada to secure federal funding, paving the way for 30 affordable housing units within a new 72-unit development in north Winnipeg.
Non-profit Inuka Community Inc. received $23.3 million through the Affordable Housing Fund, administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The CMHC set aside $50 million specifically for Black-led organizations to help create more than 500 units.
The new rental complex at 1510 Main St., will include 30 one-bedroom, 30 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units. Thirty of those units, in a mix of sizes, will be designated affordable and aimed at newcomers to the city, with available supports such as debt management, credit building and driver training. Scott Billeck has more here.
Naomi Gichungu, chief executive officer of Inuka Community, Inc., at the site of the affordable housing complex at 1510 Main St. on Monday. The complex is set to house 72 rental units. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On Oct. 1, 1931: The Winnipeg Free Press reported in the Ontario town of Fossmills, southeast of North Bay, fire swept the yard of Faucett Lumber Company, destroying 16 millon feet of lumber and causing $400,000 worth of damage. In London, British prime minister J. Ramsay MacDonald announced parliament would adjourn on Oct. 7, but “maintained his sphinx-like silence on persistent predctions of a general election” in the next month. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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