Manitoba apologizes for ignoring Métis in statement
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THE Pallister government has apologized to the Métis for leaving them out of a message that commemorated Indigenous nurses.
In a statement Wednesday, Indigenous and Northern Relations Minister Eileen Clarke reflected on Indigenous Nurses Day by celebrating “the hard work and dedication of our First Nations and Inuit care providers across Manitoba.”
That left out the third major Indigenous group — Métis people — who vastly outnumber Inuit in Manitoba.
The province updated its statement when the Free Press raised the omission, saying it was an error.
“We fully recognize Métis nurses as integral caregivers and the important role they contribute to our health-care system,” a spokeswoman wrote. “The statement has been corrected and the Manitoba government apologies for the error.”
The Manitoba Metis Federation said it was tough to see the oversight as unintentional, given the federation’s numerous disputes with Premier Brian Pallister.
“It’s such a blatant, obvious attack and disrespect to our people,” president David Chartrand said.
“It’s something we’re not going to forget. You’re just overdoing it now by so obviously trying to insult our people.”
He noted this occurred on Manitoba Day, which commemorates the province entering Confederation under the leadership of Louis Riel, a Métis leader.
dylan.robertson@freepress.mb.ca