In pictures: Kinew, cabinet sworn in at The Leaf By: Photos by Mikaela MacKenzie, Mike Deal and John Woods Posted: 1:25 PM CDT Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 Last Modified: 5:16 PM CDT Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 Updates

On Oct. 18, Wab Kinew was sworn in as premier, along with members of his cabinet, at The Leaf in Assiniboine Park.

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On Oct. 18, Wab Kinew was sworn in as premier, along with members of his cabinet, at The Leaf in Assiniboine Park.

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On Oct. 18, Wab Kinew was sworn in as premier, along with members of his cabinet, at The Leaf in Assiniboine Park.

Premier-designate Wab Kinew and members of his cabinet (front two rows) at the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Premier-designate Wab Kinew and members of his cabinet, along with attendees, at the swearing-in ceremony at The Leaf on Wednesday morning. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Wab Kinew’s wife and children make their way to their seats just before the start of the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Toby Kinew takes a moment with dad, soon to be sworn-in as Manitoba’s 25th premier. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Premier designate Wab Kinew enjoys some entertainment prior to the swearing-in ceremony. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

Bernadette Smith, new MLA and Minister of Housing, Addictions and Homelessness, holds an eagle feather with the name Claudette painted on it while recording a dance performed by the Norman Chief Memorial Dancers. Smith's sister, Claudette Osborne-Tyo, has been missing from Winnipeg since 2008.
(Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press) — Bernadette Smith, new MLA and Minister of Housing, Addictions and Homelessness, holds an eagle feather with the name Claudette painted on it while recording a dance performed by the Norman Chief Memorial Dancers. Smith's sister, Claudette Osborne-Tyo, has been missing from Winnipeg since 2008. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham takes a photo between the headdresses of SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels and MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee just before the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Long Plain First Nation Chief Kyra Wilson greets Premier designate Wab Kinew, before saying the Land Acknowledgment during the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Manitoba Premier designate Wab Kinew, his son, Toby, and his cabinet look on as a Qulliq is lit prior to a Premier and cabinet swearing-in ceremony. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

Premier designate Wab Kinew looks on as Nahanni Fontaine performs a water ceremony. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

War Lake First Nation Chief Betsy Kennedy makes the official greeting to start the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Fred Kelly, former grand chief of the Anishinaabe Nation in treaty three, left, presents Wab Kinew with a war bonnet at Kinew’s swearing-in ceremony at The Leaf on Oct. 18. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Fred Kelly, former grand chief of the Anishinaabe Nation in treaty three, presents Wab Kinew with a war bonnet during the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Manitoba Premier designate Wab Kinew, receives a War Bonnet and an embrace from his uncle. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

Premier Wab Kinew lifts a pipe during a chief song at his swearing-in ceremony at The Leaf on Oct. 18. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew wore a traditional war bonnet during the ceremony. It was given to him by Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Chief Jennifer Bone and Canupawakpa Dakota Chief Lola Thunderchild. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Wab Kinew declares his oaths during the swearing-in ceremony. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Wab Kinew shakes hands with Nahanni Fontaine before she is sworn in as Minister of Families (the first woman First Nations cabinet member in Manitoba) during the swearing-in ceremony at The Leaf on Oct. 18. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Ian Bushie taking the oath of office from Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville, becoming minister of municipal and northern relations and minister of Indigenous economic development. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Premier Wab Kinew greets Uzoma Asagwara, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

Lisa Naylor shakes former senator Murray Sinclair, who presided over the signing of the oaths, before taking the oath of office from Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville, becoming Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Minister of Consumer Protection and Government Services. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Malaya Marcelino embraces Lt.-Gov. Anita Neville after taking the oaths. Marcelino is Minister of Labour and Immigration and Minister responsible for the Workers Compensation Board. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

Premier Wab Kinew gives a speech after being sworn in. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press)

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, left, and his cabinet. (John Woods / The Canadian Press)

Mikaela MacKenzie
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Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.

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